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Originally Posted by cln1812
Has anyone else experienced worse PMS as you get older? I am 40 years old now, and I have horrible PMS. I am not on the pill or any sort of birth control. It seems like I am so much moodier and on edge than I used to be with PMS when I was younger. Has anyone else experienced this?
Also, and sorry if this is TMI, is it normal for periods to be more clotty too? IDK, I always have normal Pap smears and normal well woman exams, so I don’t think anything is fundamentally wrong with me. I want to kick myself though because I had a well woman exam today, and I forgot to bring it up with the doctor. Of course, when you’re all uncomfortable with the speculum down there, it’s easy to forget. I am lucky I remembered to ask her to write out the order for the bone density scan since I have osteopenia, and I have not had a bone density scan in some years.
Being a woman is so much fun  |
Oh yessss...as I age I have horrific abnormal periods and the symptoms are extremely painful. I have four sisters but the only one who inherited our mothers female issues. I had to get a vaginal ultrasound to check the thickening of my uterus lining years ago. But my OBGYN found I had uterine fibroids protruding from my lining. Anyway, I was encouraged to get a hysterectomy but I opted out. I am 51 years young
and still going through all of the PMS. I am hoping to start menopause to cause the fibroids to shrink. But I don't know when that will be. I have been on the pill to control the clots and to minimize my periods for the last 10 years. Maybe you should ask your doctor about the severity of your issues and a form of remedy? Anyway thanks for sharing your concerns...it is not easy to talk about female issues abut it is comforting to know that your not alone.