Estrogen in perimenopause
Common Questions and Answers about Estrogen in perimenopause
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I would have your estrogen checked. Your pituitary gland could be slowing your FSH levels. That is what I'm going through. I'm in perimenopause. Estrogen of 16 and FSH is .3. Not 3 but .3.
Declining estrogen levels may lead to unfavorable changes in your blood cholesterol levels, including an increase in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol — the "bad" cholesterol — which contributes to an increased risk of heart disease. At the same time, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol — the "good" cholesterol — decreases in many women as they age, which also increases the risk of heart disease.
Perimenopause lasts up until menopause, the point when the ovaries stop releasing eggs. In the last one to two years of perimenopause, this decline in estrogen accelerates. At this stage, many women experience menopausal symptoms.
The average length of perimenopause is four years, but for some women this stage may last only a few months or continue for 10 years. Perimenopause ends the first year after menopause (when a woman has gone 12 months without having her period).
It sounds very much like you are entering perimenopause, a time of unknown length when our bodies begin to produce less estrogen and throw our cycles into a bit of chaos. What you described is perfectly normal for perimenopause. Sometimes we skip periods, the next month we have 2, the month after that we bleed heavily for days, wondering if we need a blood transfusion, then we have two month of nothing but spotting..............
Loss of libido, or interest in sex, can be a symptom of perimenopause and also a sign of changing hormone levels among other things. To find out if you're experiencing perimenopause,you could always speak with your doctor about the 3 following tests: FSH test; Estrogen test, or TSH test. Or you could also do your own symptom check by googling "common signs of perimenopause and menopause", to see if you fit the description.
I would like to exchange notes with people like me so perhaps we could share better tips to deal with it together. As Perimenopause may cause bone lost so I am trying to add in some Vitamin, did anyone take some Vitaman to prevent bone lost? Sometimes my hip or back feel painful during cold weather that I believe it is from child birth. In Chinese old wisdom that has mentioned women needed to take full term rest of 48 days after birth.
Went to my gyno today to have some blood drawn to see where I'm at with the whole menopause thing. Started having hot flashes after upping my Cytomel dosage and both docs want to see if it's hormones or the cytomel. My gyno said that since I have no uterus she'd like to start me on estrogen if my labs show that I'm in perimenopause. I don't know why but I thought that if you didn't have a thyroid you weren't supposed to take estrogen. What is the protocol for this?
Because of their extreme intraindividual variability, FSH and estradiol levels are imperfect diagnostic indicators of perimenopause in menstruating women. However, a low FSH in the early follicular phase (days 2–5) of the menstrual cycle is inconsistent with a diagnosis of perimenopause.
s to start noticing decreases in sensitivity and pleasurable sensations because of approaching perimenopause or menopause. Another reason could be a natural drop in hormone levels (progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone decreasing) that can sometimes cause a hormonal imbalance ~ which has a direct affect on sexual arousal and pleasure. You could speak with your doctor about this sudden loss of feeling, and you can also research 'Sexual Side Effects of Perimenopause'.
I'm 44 and have been very irregular with my periods for the last few years. I'm on the pill (Yaz) and never miss any. I'm still irregular on the pill even though my GYN put me on it to try and regulate me. I sometimes get my period during the "active" pills and not during the "inactive" pills. My cycle would last anywhere from 3 days to 14 days and would be very light to severe. The last day of my last period was May 1st. I haven't had a period since then.
It's very unusual to have periods after not having them for over 2 years. However if your biopsy and ultrasound was normal as far as the endometrium than who knows? Maybe you gained weight and got more estrogen in your body and the periods came back? Any possibility of that? You may have not really been in menopause., only in perimenopause. Have they done the FSH test?
s it declines more rapidly until it ceases. During perimenopause our hormone levels (Estrogen, Progesterone, and Testosterone) decrease, and ovulation slowly begins to come to an end...
If you're interested in becoming pregnant, my advice would be to start keeping track of your ovulation and menstrual cycles now. Also consult your Ob/Gyn if you have any concerns. The healthier and better shape you're in will definitely influence any possible pregnancy and transition into menopause...
t know how old you, when you had the breast cancer or if you are in perimenopause/menopause, I would urge you to post this question over on the Breast Cancer Forum and see what those gals have to say. Once you know how much, if any, of these symptoms could be related to the cancer, then we'd know in which direction to look at getting you some relief.
I'll look forward to hearing from you again.
it sounds to me as well that you are going into perimenopause...unfortunately when they took your uterus they had to cut blood supplies so women who have undergone this surgery tend to go into menopause approximately 5 years sooner then they would have because of loss of blood supply to the ovaries.
If you had endometriosis...
Tricyclic antidepressants have also been linked with GERD, most likely because the neurotransmitters they work on in the brain are the same as those in the gut. And for women in perimenopause and menopause, it’s important to note that hormone replacement therapy has also been found to be strongly associated with gastroesophageal reflux.
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t rely on those, because there is such a range and you could be in perimenopause and still have normal numbers. They go off the symptoms and then treat those symptoms. She suggested I come in for a follow up FULL hormonal blood screen (instead of just the FSH) and they would go from there. I don't want to go on hormones, even bc pills - just yet. The symptoms are random right now - - I just want to know if this is what is causing my symptoms - you know what I mean??
I am 50 yrs old have been in perimenopause for several months now. I had a period for 24 days then I was off for about 2 weeks and on again for 2 days then off again for a couple weeks. I started bleeding very heavily 2 days ago and passed a large amount of clots over those two days. The bleeding has now subsided but I am having some very uncomfortable pain. Is this normal?
If your periods have been more or less regular and if you have no signs or symptoms of any sort of infection, pain, cramping, discharge other than menstrual blood, it would be my humble and non-medical opinion that you are slowly but surely heading into perimenopause. This does not mean that next month you'll in full blown menopause! Perimenopause is the beginning of our bodies learning to live with the ups and downs of fluctuating estrogen levels. Perimenopause can last for many years.
I see you have entered the world of perimenopause where doctors are now going to tell YOU how you feel.... tongue in cheek... sorry.
The scope of the help you can get here may be a bit limitied jus because the subject matter you have brought up is HUGE. HUGE. And, it is also controversial (sadly). You will feel like you have a Master's degree in Menopausal (and perimenopausal) issues by the time you are done, but do keep researching. You don't need to feel so awful.
is there anyone out there who is going through their menopause and suffering like me...I have been in menopause since I was around 52 Iam now 57 I had a Hysterectomy 3 years ago...Ive always suffered with missed beats in my heart for years...I have been feeling terrible for the last 5-6 years with hot sweats which makes my heart race which in turn sets off my heart missing...sleepless nights...so iam tired..and fed up..migrines..
Hi MPANDE. I am 39 and will be 40 in June and just had a radical hysterectomy in January to treat cervical cancer. When I went into surgery my ovaries were producing a little too much estrogen to be exact so I had yet to experience even the first sign of menopause. Well because my body was used to having so much hormone when they took everything it essentially threw my body into shock. Or so they say. It's just funny you said you get headaches because that was my very first symptom.
I am 33 years old w/extremely low levels of estrogen, not sure what the correlation is but I tried to do a low dose of estrogen and it didn't help so I went off of it. I know that stress and anxiety can decrease your levels of estrogen, progesterone, etc. So which came first, the chicken or the egg?
She explained the inability to lose weight due to estrogen being decreased, but since we still need the estrogen (that ironically and sadly) our body is not producing as much anymore, the body gets it from our fat storeage, so in essence our body is not letting go of fat as easy, because it is using the estrogen stores in our fat. She also said our body has estrogen receptors everywhere, from our brains to our toes, and metabolism is one area affected from estrogen loss.
I know that every woman is different and you have no crystal ball, but in your experience is this true? Do you think that by my description I am in early or late perimenopause? I need some hope that this ongoing torture could be over soon! Thank you very much -- I appreciate your feedback.
You could very well be going through either perimenopause or menopause, I would sure see a gyn about this and ask for some hormone tests as well. There are several that are very accurate, I like the saliva test, it tests for progesterone, estrogen, DHEA, testosterone and cortisol. You can also have blood drawn for the same, but, the blood is only a "snapshot" of what is going on at that moment.
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