The results from the blood test came back and I'm definitely post menopausal. The number was 83 and a post menopause is in the 30's. He's sending me for an ultrasound and said maybe a D&C would help.

Marie, i turned 58 in April of this year, and i am STILL having (fairly regular) PERIODS! Last year my doc said i was "at the end of the bell curve", and was amazed that i was still going..... .like the energizer bunny i guess.....i thought this would be over years and years ago. so i feel your pain!

Jennava, my birthday is also in April on the 6th. When is yours?

I don't mean to pry into anyone's private business but I do know that women who continue to take birth control pills will continue to get monthly bleeding. You may have stopped ovulating though.

I had my tubes tied over 25 years ago. So it's not that.

Marie, the 19th

Hey maybe it is an "Aries woman" thing? And i had my tubes tied nearly 29 years ago.......

Mine's on the 6th. I was wondering if it was a "birthday" thing.

Marie26, Birth control pills are hormonal steroids and are not only prescribed for family planning. They can treat acne, regulate menstrual flow in women who suffer excessive bleeding, balance androgens causing excessive follicular growth, help treat endometriosis, even control mood swings, lots of things.

In the old days before BC pills were packaged in calendar packs women were prescribed these pills all the time for menstrual irregularities and acne and sometimes did not even realize what they were taking. These were the days before package inserts were required to be given to patients and it was unheard of to question a doctor about medication.

There is an interesting history of Enovid on the internet if you Google it.

Anyway, it was just a thought I had to the possibility of monthly bleeding at such a late age. I do not mean to pry or question anyone.

Here is a link that might be useful: Enovid

I am 53 and a regular as ever... every month!
No BC pills here....

I am 52 and still get regular periods, though I do experience flooding each time which is really scary.
I have had most other symptoms, some have come and gone, though some still remain.
Its hard to tell what is what as i am also a chronic pain sufferer, with Fibromyalgia, Spondylolisthesis, Neuropathic Pain, tendinitis, plus a few other syndromes, diseases, conditions. Gee Whiz, I though Menopause would be easy compared to what I have been going through for the past 14 years but its not!
So glad I found this page. You are so helpful and open, thanks to all of you ladies.

debraq... i have fibromyalgia too, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and arthritis.... and on and on. all these things seem to just intensify the symptoms of menopause. gettin' old ain't for sissies!

I will be 60 in December and was put on the pill A couple of years ago because my periods were out of control.they were so bad there were a couple of days a month I couldn't go out. No sign of stopping yet.

Betty, I turned 65 in October 2015 and still at it. I've been off & on Progesterone to help control the super heavy ones since 2008.

In 2012 I went off the Progesterone and sure enough 4-6 months later, it was back full force. Went back on the hormone as it makes you bleed every month, avoiding the incapacitating ones, they are just normal every month.

Ran out of hormone pills in September, had one, nothing since then and sure enough, January 31st 2016 I'm spotting again, preparing for the flood gates and a Dr visit for a check up and hormone refill.

Will this ever end! At this age & stage, I'm guessing not. Dr said in 2012 some women's DNA codes are simply written this way and it could go on as long as one is alive (rare but happens)

Knew an RN who worked in geriatrics who swears they had a patient aged 96 who never stopped. Somethings are simply amazing, not always in good ways.

Please let me know if your "still at it" and I'll update once I've seen GYN Dr again as the Progesterone 1 cap 1st thru 10th of each month regulating this to a normal amount of bleeding monthly, is a lot better than the flood gates opening, that's for sure.

Reading this is not doing anything for me.. I'm saddened by it, seems like there's no hope for me.. I'm almost 55yrs and have been looking forward to becoming 50yrs. My girlfriend's cycle ended soon after she became 50. As for me I'm still at it with no end in sight, I've never had a single hotflash and no signs of menopause. Having a period is one thing, the no set time, pain and heavy flow is a complete other thing.. I Absolutely HATE it, I've been menustrating since the age of 12.. I'll do anything to end it. Can't use birth control pills because my Blood Pressure is not controlled, my doctor said he'd be doing me a great dis-service to put me on pills.. to Reiterate.. I HATE MY MENSTRUAL CYCLE..

I'm sorry April, I wish you could be free of them.

After almost a year of hot flashes, night sweats and the other joys of menopause, I’m not sure which is worse. At this point I’d probably be happy to go back to menstruating.

I am now nearing 62 years of age. I've had SO much done to me, including biopsies, hysteroscopings, endometrial ablation (age 53), sonohysterograms, trying to lose weight, progestins (heaven help the flood bleeding!), Prometrium, Mirena IUD (only lasted 3 months with it and had to have it out due to increased migraines) and the list goes on and on. Yet, I'm still building a lining and don't know why. My FSH level comes back at 17 (Canadian value) and my estradiol is at 170 (Canadian value). I'm bleeding/spotting constantly now. I've just had another biopsy and blood work but, don't know the results yet (aka: SCARED in spite of having had 6 of them over 9 years) PAP's normal and I have NO clue (neither does my third gyn know) WHY this is happening. I can't say that I get regular periods as it may be that my progesterone level is too low in conjunction with the estrogen levels? Answer from this gyn is "Hysterectomy". Great but...it doesn't solve the REASON why I have this still going on, does it? It's a "go to answer" when they are stumped. I have signed the papers for it but, there's no surgical date set yet, which could be next year (2019)??? I am at a loss as to what to do next. Any suggestions would help as I'm tired of wearing pads and have gone to bladder control pads for size. Uggghhhh......reading "Dr. Google" too much has me going nuts (as do the docs who don't know). Help if you can, please. :). TY!

Hi, I was 55 in January, the last time I got my period was June, 2017 and I thought I was completely done, until this morning when I got a very rude awakening. I thought I was really old for still getting my period, but after reading posts from people in their 60s, I guess I'm not.

Well, if that don't beat all! Here I thought I was an unusual case. I guess I am sort of. I am 71 and still have regular light periods. I even get the zit and breast tenderness. I wear bladder pads every day so at least I don't soil my panties when my cycle comes on. I do not take any hormones. The period lasts for 3-5 days and is annoying and I was worried enough to bother a doctor about it. He is more worried than I am and is pushing for a hysterectomy. I say don't mess with my body parts unless they are broken.

I am 57 on 1 feb 2019. Have started to see some irregularities in the past year but nothing to write home about. Have normal periods with awful cramp for 2 days like I have always had. No kids. Being going since age 13 with a break of about 1 year when I was super fit and thin and my period stopped at about age 30. My sister who is 10 years younger is getting a little antsy