Don't even know how to explain this.
I have been spotting about 5 days before my period for a few months now. Some spotting during ovulation as well. Shortened cycles (22-25 day instead of 28).
I had my period July 24th for 6 days. Very light. Again on August 2nd I started *spotting* and as of Today have a full blown period with terrible cramping. I go to the Dr. Tomorrow. Maybe July 24th wasn't really my period? But that would put me at around 35 days if this was my real period.
Help.
I will be 44 in October. Started menstruating before my 11th b-day and have always been 28 day to the hour/minute. Have 3 girls, 13 and 2x 9 y.o.'s.
I am feeling depressed and very anemic. light headed, tired, dizzy and am sure I need another iron infusion.
Perimenopause typical????

absolutely, this is all perio. men. I am going to be 46 yrs. in October and have experienced every symptom you can think of and all of the one's you have too. Irregular bleeding is just part of perio. I have had the med cycle bleeding early periods, late periods, and missed periods also two periods in one month. Don't worry it is all normal. This site is a life saver.

Cat-e

Yep. I went to the Gyn a few days ago and he found a myoma in the Uterus very close to the endometrium. I started a 10 dose of an Est./pro, and thankfully by day 3 the bleeding stopped. It was getting heavier by the hour. I will then take HRT for 3 months to get regular.
The headaches, depressed mood, and most of all fatigue was killing me. The hormones have helped alot but I don't want to take them. I am not the best candidate.
If it all starts up again with the prolonged bleeding the order will be ...D&C, enometrial ablation and last resort to remove the Uterus (wich wouldn't bother me at all ;o)

hi... i am 32 and i started with the spotting and severbloating about 4 days of it before period comes... i never had this before... then after my period i become very bloated and have icky pains that i think are ovulation pains... odd that it would happen that fats but.... any ways i think that they are phantom ovulation pains like you can have phantom bleeds... who knows... denise

My ovulation pains have left me paralized about 5 out of 12x a month. All my life. I also seem to have it 3 days or so after my period ends. I thought when I was around 37 that I started to notice a change. Nothing compared to the whammer in the last 6 months. I belive it was a pre-perimeno phase. I just hope that when I am finished with the round of HRT that I won't need them again but boy oh boy, it sure does help. My Homeopat is giving me an iron infusion on Friday and I am doubling up on my vitamins. Worst of all, it's my Kids I feel bad for. My mood swings had been terrible. Like a constant PMS.

I have been spotting for the last month. I took my break from my prog. cream for about 10 days. I have skipped periods before, usually just one at a time. I don't even know when my periods are due. So tonight i really started bleeding heavy, like a period. I had used my phytogest and bame here it is. I hope this is for real, like a real period. I go next week to my doctor for my pap and hope to get some help for all of this crazyness! Now has anyone done this before? Not sure when to start and stop the cream anymore. I am 48.