Hi, I'm 44 and about six months ago my periods just stopped.
Ever since I was 13, I have had extremely heavy and painful periods, in the last year (before they stopped) they were erratic, meaning they would last between 6-21 days at a time but we're always heavy. I was given tablets to try and combat this as they were making me anaemia, but this just made them even more frequent.
Just before they disappeared (about two months before) I was having hot flushes everyday.
The doctor's have decided due to the hot flushes I am starting the menopause, but have refused me a blood test to confirm this and I also seem to be the only one concerned that my periods have disappeared completely. Any advice very much appreciated.