Hi Honeybun
I'm 47. I asked my Doctor and she said that an ablation doesn't take away periods forever; they can always come back at any time. For some, the ablation doesn't even work. My periods had been become infrequent about 3 years ago, but I put it down to stress (as you do!) I had the ablation done 2 years ago and for me, it took away painful, irregular periods. But the symptoms of what would appear to be menopause have been disturbing my life for the last year - irrationally anxious, irrationally irrational, low energy, probs sleeping, night sweats etc..
Guess I just got to wait and see.
FlapsFlo x