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Perimenopause starting point? in c/menopause

[–] HippityHop 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does "firing blanks" mean you still have your period but don't ovulate?

I never understood what happens to the eggs - we get them all at once (whenever they arrive - puberty? birth?) but surely we don't have as many periods and pregnancies as we have eggs? What happens to the rest of them, I wonder?

Perimenopause starting point? in c/menopause

[–] HippityHop 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks, that confirms what I always thought! I had a look at my medical appointment history and this malarkey seems to have been going on for a good 7 years or so. Sigh.

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Perimenopause starting point? (self.menopause)

submitted 2 years ago by HippityHop to c/menopause

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I understand that certain medical procedures can kick-start perimenopause. But I've read people who post things like "I've been in [peri/]menopause for xx years..." and without something significant to indicate the starting point, how do you know? My symptoms started I have no idea when. For several years I've had issues that at first I attributed to other things. I've finally come to the conclusion that it's perimenopause but how does anyone really know? Furthermore, to what extent does it matter?