there are many symptoms of menopause and problems during menopause but during this do a few women get a sensation of burning in the face and head?
one of the gynocologists suggested to consult a neurosurgeon… does this normally happen during menopause or is other problem?

I have all of the classic symptoms of menopause, quite severely. Except I still have periods. BUT they last anywhere from 2 to 8 days and can be from 28 to 58 days apart, usually extremely light. This has been going on for about 2 1/2 years and I am not pregnant as I have a tubal and my husband a vasectomy! My doctor just kind of looks at me as if I am making it all up!
My mother and all other female relatives were anywhere from their early tolate 50′s when they experienced menopause with a minimal amount of symptoms. None of them experienced anything like perimenopause whatsoever………….

I am 46 years old and have noticed these symptoms heavy periods, mood swings but mostly depression, dry hair and skin, itchy skin, periods of insomnia could these be symptoms of menopause? i keep praying it comes soon because I’m done having kids and would like to be done with the period thing. also I have noticed because I have cystole and wear an incontinence pad that my outer labia gets real sore any suggestions on what it could be our how to keep it from coming back?

Hi. This may be a very odd questions for someone my age to ask. I am 24 years old and a mother of two. But this is something that I never asked my own mother and never really asked anyone untill now.

I know that menopause is when your period stops and you stop ovulating. But is there anything besides those 2 things that happen? And does it last years?

Also my mother went through menopause at 43 years old and she became very, very depressed and anxious. To the point where she almost had a nervous break down. After menopause was over her nerves got better. She blames menopause for her sudden mental status. Do you believe that is what caused it?

If so why? What are all of the symptoms of menopause and how long does it last? And 1 other question. Can you still have orgasm’s after you go through menopause?

Thank you for your answers!

Are the ovaries left inside? If the ovaries are removed, does the dog experience hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause? Do dogs get uterine and ovarian cancer? Are there any "cons" to having a dog spayed?

I have absolutely no symptoms of menopause, which after my high dose radiation to my pelvis for cervical cancer, I was told I would have symptoms. They put me on low-ogestrel which is a very low dose BCP, and told me it would help some of the symptoms but I would still know it was menopause.

I do realize that my oncologist and radiologist have never had even one patient which did not go into menopause after the treatment I received. The only reason I feel that I may be a little different is because my anatomy is messed up…my left ovary is very high in my abdomen, almost by my stomach. It is in the place my doctor was going to move my ovaries to prior to my radiation to try and move them out of the major field of radiation. But since cancer was found in lymph nodes he was fearful that this could track cancer higher into my abdomen and we decided the ovarian transposition (moving them up) was not a good choice just to be on the safe side.

After an egg retrieval cycle, that’s when I found out that my ovary was so high up. I had to have a transabdominal retrieval which is rarely done because my ovary was so high up, it could only be viewed on ultrasound through my stomach (they said good thing I have a thin mid-section, or they wouldn’t have known where the ovary was).

The only way I can have my FSH level tested is if I stop taking the BCP’s all together. My oncologist thinks its slightly possible that I lucked out and maybe my ovary is still functional.

What would be the side effects I could expect after stopping the low-dose BCP if I am in fact in menopause?

What are the chances that this pill actually has eliminated all signs of menopause?

Thanks. I would really appreciate any educated/professional opinions on this. I just survived stage 2B cervical cancer at age 27 and I am praying this one ovary is still functioning by some miracle so that in the future I could do another egg retrieval cycle if necessary. The first one went alright but could’ve been better.

I lost the instrution sheet for a menopause monitor.
Results showed a line only under the C, nothing under the T.
I am having some symptoms of menopause, but I also have MS & a lot of symptoms are shared. Please help if you can.
I am 47.

I had a full radical hysterectomy 6 months ago and the doctor has not given me any medication for hormone replacement therapy. I should add that I had uterine cancer and am only 34 years old. He said that he could not prescribe me estrogen because of having cancer, something about the chances for repeat cancer if I do take it. I’m just looking for something over the counter that I might be able to use to help with the symptoms of menopause. He wanted to put me on an anti depressant and I don’t want to go that route, I’m not depressed, I’m just HOT, lol. Any suggestions?

I am nearly 50, and have sure symptoms of menopause. I had a light period the last week of April and I am starting again this week. I have been very regular for my entire life, so I am wondering what comes next. Aren’t the periods suppose to stop, not be closer together? should I worry? I just wish it were over!!!

Please only reply if you are going threw it or have an intelligent knowledge/answer for this question.

Thanks!!

I am 20 and i am having these hot flushes, and night sweats badly, i have mood swings and get irritated easily, i am loosing alot of hair, i picked up weight all of a sudden, bloating, breast pain, joint pain and itchy skin. I just notice those are symptoms of menopause. and i am just worried about all these things that’s happening to me. Is it possible to get menopause so early in your life?

I’m nearing 50 and feel hot whenever I get up in the night. I wouldn’t call it a nightsweat, it feels more like blushing all over my body. These ‘attacks’ last for about 5 minutes. I have no other symptoms of menopause and until recently had regular cycles. Does anyone recognise the symptoms?

I’ll be 34 this month. For the past few months, my cycle has been getting longer and longer and my actual bleeding time shorter. I don’t feel bad in any way. No symptoms of menopause or even pms, except for a certain sleepiness just before I start bleeding. I also chose to be celibate nearly a year ago and have no real sexual desire to speak of. Could this part of an early menopause or is my celibacy somehow linked to my longer cycles.

ps. I do not have children.

and I was wondering how common it is for a woman to have a hysterectomy so she does not have to go through it? Is it true that a hysterectomy will prevent the symptoms of menopause from ever occurring?

Just curious.

After the following treatments for stage 2B adenosquamous carcinoma:

1) Chemosensitization with Cisplatin (low dose chemo) every Monday for 8 weeks
2) High dose radiation to the pelvis and slightly lower dose extending into abdomen and chest
3) 5 total treatments of Brachytherapy (internal radiation)

From what I’ve been told, there’s absolutely no way I avoided menopause. I am just now 28 as of a few days ago, and my treatment just ended a few months ago.

They put me on low-ogestrel (low estrogen) birth control pills to try and replace some of the hormones my body has now stopped making, they kept me on the pills continuously all throughout my treatment since I was already on them before my treatment for years, and they told me to keep taking them continuously forever (without the 7 day break of placebo pills inbetween).

I don’t feel any symptoms of menopause. I feel completely normal besides minor aches or pains here and there, a little fatigue, nothing I can’t handle. No hot flashes, no mood swings, nothing I notice different at all. I also did a little experiment and stopped taking my BC pills last month for a few days. Sure enough I had a period as would normally happen when on BC pills. Then I started taking the pills again and no more bleeding. It was definitely not abnormal bleeding, it was due to not taking the BC pills. Does this mean I somehow beat the odds and escaped menopause? Or do you get periods when you’re in menopause? And could the low dose estrogen BC pills really mask menopause this well that I really would not notice it?

Anyone know about this? I am so confused and google doesn’t provide any clear answers of anyone in my same situation.

I wonder if I’m starting to experience symptoms of menopause, I had a hysterectomy 5 months ago, but kept one ovarie and fillopian tube. But here lately, I’ve been feeling so edgy, everyone here at home is irritating me sooooo badly. If they don’t move fast enough I have to walk away to wait out the feelings of loosing my patience. Even though I’m biting my tongue off to keep from getting into an argument with anyone, I still have this over whelming feeling of rage inside me, and like I said no patience whatsoever, this started a day or so ago. and I can’t seem to shake it. I’m normally a very calm, patient, happy go lucky type of woman. I will be 49 years old in two months.
Thanks everyone for posting to my question, but I want to say that I am NOT grieving over losing my uterus, it was the best thing, considering the many years of problems that came with it…fibroid tumors, heavy menses, pms and severe cramps. I want to thank the men for trying to be helpful, even though they really can’t relate to this, its really sweet of you to post with sincerity and with miminal jokes.