Period after menopause? - 09/02/10 02:33 PM
Hi Tammy,
I have a question for you! I went through menopause over the past several years. Started in my early-mid forties. The doctor said it was due to several factors including my family history of early menopause plus my extremely stressful life. I went through sleep deprivation for decades, caring for my developmentally handicapped child. He had a terminal genetic disorder and his care--and death--was physically, mentally and emotionally taxing.
I went through the hot flashes (actually, not flashes. I was hot all the time!) But the past year, it all ended and I was so relieved to finally be done with menopause. But this morning, when I used the restroom, I noticed blood. It was not from my urine so I wonder if it is possible to have occasional bleeding or even a light period after menopause.
I did begin to exercise nightly at the gym for the past three weeks now. Could exercising somehow have kicked started my body into producing youthful hormones?
Is this something to be concerned about?
I have a question for you! I went through menopause over the past several years. Started in my early-mid forties. The doctor said it was due to several factors including my family history of early menopause plus my extremely stressful life. I went through sleep deprivation for decades, caring for my developmentally handicapped child. He had a terminal genetic disorder and his care--and death--was physically, mentally and emotionally taxing.
I went through the hot flashes (actually, not flashes. I was hot all the time!) But the past year, it all ended and I was so relieved to finally be done with menopause. But this morning, when I used the restroom, I noticed blood. It was not from my urine so I wonder if it is possible to have occasional bleeding or even a light period after menopause.
I did begin to exercise nightly at the gym for the past three weeks now. Could exercising somehow have kicked started my body into producing youthful hormones?
Is this something to be concerned about?