@raspberrytorte
I'm keeping the copper IUD until menopause even if at some point I have to get a new one. I asked my mom when she went into menopause & she doesn't know! She kept having bleeding all the time and didn't see a gyn until she went in a couple years ago (at 63), and it turned out to be endometrial cancer in stage 3! She had to have a hysteretomy and then chemo and radiation and still has the chemo port which they told her she has to keep for 2 yr. until they are sure the cancer doesn't return, and every few months she still has to go in and get the port flushed not to mention she has frequent checkups with various doctors to make sure the cancer doesn't return. And she has a spot on one of her kidneys they keep monitoring which is slowly growing but not big enough for the doctor to do anything about it, but it worries me and I wish the doctor would just take care of it. All of which makes me vigilant about scheduling regular yearly checkups with my gyn even though I've never had a suspicious pap smear.

However, I'm keeping the IUD b/c there is NO way I want to chance a pregnancy at this age! I don't think I would get pregnant; I had a copper IUD after my daughter was born & had it removed when she was about 4 yr. old and H and I tried to conceive & it didn't happen, but then I hit 38 or 39 and decided I didn't want to chance it b/c birth defects & miscarriages start to go up with age.

And I had a neighbor that had a surprise OOPS! when she was 50. Luckily, her daughter was born fine, but she had a hard pregnancy.

Not to mention I live in Texas, which has probably the worst anti-abortion laws in the nation; if I got pregnant, I'd have to go out of state for an abortion. Not to discuss the politics of abortion. Sorry about that. I'm somewhat keyed up this AM.

All of this talk about periods & such did make me call my gyn & schedule an appt. next month for my yearly exam. I did already have my mammogram this year & it was normal except I have dense breast tissue, which I already knew.

@MuddyBoots
Sorry you're going thru that.Is this mania or something real? Sorry to ask that. I just am concerned about you since you've been having a hard time lately.