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08-12-2005, 08:22 PM

I had an oophorectomy in February. I was 52 years old. In 1996 I underwent a "chemically induced" menopause from chemotherapy, but lo and behold, at age 52, my FSH and Luteinizing Hormone were in the pre-menopausal range! I hadn't had a period in almost 10 years. A nurse gave me the heads up that not having a period, even for years, does not automatically mean that you are menopausal. And I wasn't. I suspected the fluctuating hormones because 1) I felt the emotional ups and downs of cycling. That's all. I suspected it, because my mother had menopuse in her mid-50's and my grandmother had her last baby at age 47. My onc concurred that yes, I was not menopausal and that blood tests are far more definitive than whether or not we have a period.

08-12-2005, 08:22 PM	#8
susie Guest Posts: n/a	I had an oophorectomy in February. I was 52 years old. In 1996 I underwent a "chemically induced" menopause from chemotherapy, but lo and behold, at age 52, my FSH and Luteinizing Hormone were in the pre-menopausal range! I hadn't had a period in almost 10 years. A nurse gave me the heads up that not having a period, even for years, does not automatically mean that you are menopausal. And I wasn't. I suspected the fluctuating hormones because 1) I felt the emotional ups and downs of cycling. That's all. I suspected it, because my mother had menopuse in her mid-50's and my grandmother had her last baby at age 47. My onc concurred that yes, I was not menopausal and that blood tests are far more definitive than whether or not we have a period.