I posted on May 4, 08 ( no replies) that I was having pains similar to Ovulation also the regular ovulation chin pimple!

May 23, I had the familiar lower back cramps and have started my period, now on day 2.

Is it possible to have a period 1 year and 7months after your last one ( Oct 06)

I had a endo biopsy in Sept 06 and it was negative.

I have had a regular gyn appt and trans vaginal ultrasound in September of 07 =fine...due for both again come September 08.

IS a period possible after such a log time or does it sound bad? Of course I will call the doc, but I'm interested in stories that this IS possible!!

Thanks.

I'm sorry no one answered your question from 5/4. My sister is 7 years post and she got her period twice recently which required her to go through the whole ultrasound thing. Evidently, it's quite possible to have a period in post menopause but I don't think it's that common.

Are you on any medication that has steriods in them? A friend of mine was given steriods for a health problem and she began getting her periods again too (she was not quite 2 yrs post). She called her doctor and he replied...it's from the pills. (some arthritis drugs contain steriods, as do others - her's was for an inflamation, I just can't remember the name of the drug...sorry!

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Tay

Yes, it is possible. And though it's usually nothing to worry about, it's always a good idea to double-check with your doc any time you have bleeding that is irregular or unexpected.

If that happens to me, I will be SOOOO ROYALLY P*SSED!!!! It better not!

I was thrilled to see periods go bye-bye; heaven help the world if they come back!

JJ

Thanks for the info. I am having an endo biopsy and ultrasound next week. Of course, I'm worried about it, I thought it was just a period popped out of nowhere. Now, to find it is most likely a cancer is very distressing.

Thank you to those with serious attention to the question and helpful replies.

oldstressed.

I just finished up my first period in 7 months.

I thought I was done, even though I'm only 43. FSH was through the roof, periods had been wonky for over 2 years, then just quit in October.

I'm on the Combipatch HRT patch because my symptoms in January were so bad I wanted to die. It's been working well for me so far, as long as I cut it down by 1/4.

But last month I got that ferocious mid-cycle horniness (to put it bluntly) and lo and behold, a completely normal 5 day period just showed up 2 weeks later.

It scared me because DH and I chucked the birth control since the gyn said it would be a one-in-a-million shot if I got pregnant, with my hormone numbers.

One thing that I'm thinking kick started it was that I self diagnosed myself as having thyroid issues (freezing, hair falling out, no energy, weight gain, etc) even though my TSH number was in the normal range (the jackass doc refuses to test anything but TSH. I hate him.). So I started taking some OTC thyroid supplements and I feel a lot bettter - not cold, losing weight, more energy etc.

I'm now wondering if maybe the lack of period wasn't all menopause, but is thyroid related.

LQ

Oldstressed, had you had any shocks or stress?

It happened to me twice. Once was when my daughter was getting married and I was petrified, and the second time when I was going on vacation after not going for 6 years due to anxiety.

YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT,BUT HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ANYWAY.DO YOU THINK YOU SHOULP BE TAKING OTC THINGS NOW TOO.? BE SURE YOUR DOCTOR KNOWS EVERYTHING YOU ARE TAKING.I TOOK A HERBAL OTC SUPPLEMENT,AND HAD A VERY BAD REACTION.FEEL GOOD.

Well, yes, my husband was dx'd with a heart condition...but I didn't think it affected me enough to start my period after two years. I am having some depression too.

I hope that it's just that...

Roxanne

Lizard , just wanted to let you know, TSH isn't the only test for thyroid function, your Free T3 and Free T4 are the actual thyroid hormones, TSH is from the pituitary gland, in other words it's a pituitary hormone, it stimulates adequate levels of thyroid hormones. I'm 45 and have Hashimoto's Disease, which caused me to become hypothyroid. My symptoms started a little over 3 years ago, one major one was lack of periods. I soon afterward found out that thyroid disease wrecks havoc on your menstrual/ reproductive cycle, resulting in infertility, premature ovarian failure, PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). It can, and does, go the opposite, where you have excessive/heavy periods.
Another test is the one for Autoimmune Antibodies, that will tell you if your antibodies (normally present in all of us to fight off germs, diseases, and infection) are attacking your thyroid gland, mistaking it for unhealthy tissue, eventually destroying the gland and leaving you hypothyroid. If you test positive you have Hashimoto's.
How did you self diagnose as having thyroid issues? Were you symptomatic (other than always cold, weight gain, no energy)? What are you taking OTC? I take Armour, its dessicated (natural) thyroid hormones.