Anonymous wrote:I'm 48 and still get regular monthly periods. As far as I know, I could still get pregnant so we've been using birth control. Certainly don't want to risk it.

I'm 52 and still get them!

I'm 48 and still get regular monthly periods. As far as I know, I could still get pregnant so we've been using birth control. Certainly don't want to risk it.

Perimenopause is really unpredictable and many women don't notice the start, so not sure it's a good guide. I've read that the rule of thumb for the end of fertility is about 10 years prior to menopause. Your mother is often a reasonable guide for when you can expect menopause. For most women, there is a point where fertility takes a steep decline - often its in their early 40s, but it can be significantly earlier (generally, not a whole lot later). Egg quality is another aspect that I don't think necessarily is tied to hormone levels. Younger women with DOR, who are likely to enter menopause on the early side, may still have pretty good egg quality, whereas older women with hormone levels more like someone much younger still can have significant issue with egg quality, that affects fertility negatively.

Umm, what are perimnopause symptoms? Asking for a " friend."?

I started w/ perimenopause symptoms by age 38/39. Didn't marry until I was 41 and was never able to conceive w/ own eggs.

So it's basically an unanswerable question for me, but I figure my most fertile days ended by my late 30's (which is in line w/ my mother's history).

I thought at 33 I was maybe in very early perimenopause- insomnia, night sweats, very heavy periods and with not great labs- AMH 0.36, FSH 5.9 with elevated E2 69 on CD 3 but got pregnant on my own on month 4 of trying.

I had a baby at 41 (conceived at 40 after 1 month off bcp), and started experiencing perimenopause symptoms within 2 years. I didn’t TTC after that, though, so can’t speak to when actual infertility kicked in.

I got pregnant right away at 35 and had my baby at 36. I started TTC #2 at 37 and was found to have mild DOR--low AMH, excellent FSH, normal AFC. Was also diagnosed as unexplained secondary infertility as well as "immune issues" but was a poor responder and was unable to get pregnant at all for 5 years despite infertility treatments.

I'm now 41 and in the midst of significant peri-menopause symptoms. I'm wondering how old were you when you became infertile to the time you experienced peri-menopause symptoms? For me it's 4 years.