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[–]WildwoodFlower 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I was always irregular. But now that I am 51 and in perimenopause, I never know when my period is going to happen or how long it will last. I once had a period that lasted for seven weeks! Then I had a few weeks off and it started up again. During that time period, I went through all sorts of unpleasant tests to make sure I didn't have uterine cancer. (I did have a pretty bad case of anemia, though.) Finally, I was put on the pill, which I had never taken before. For the first time in my life (I was 47 then), I had regular, normal periods. But my doc took me off the pill right before I turned 50. I started having weird periods again, but they are generally light and don't happen every month.

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

7 weeks, omg. I feel like I have nothing to complain about next to such long time periods. Sounds like it makes a lot of sense why you wouldn't know when your periods are. Mine are relatively consistent so I really have no good reason hahaha.

[–]WildwoodFlower 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The 7-week period was just a one-time thing because I went on the pill soon after that. This was in 2016. When I look at photos of myself from that year, I look like an extra from "Night of the Living Dead."