Hi everyone. I'm not quite sure what's going on with me at the moment. For the past year my periods have come earlier than normal (about every 23 days) and some months I'm not sure if I've ovulated or not. I'm used to experiencing ovulation pain, not every month, but I do get the mucous. My last period was just under 3 weeks ago and only lasted 2 days with lots of mucous (especially final day - feeling like it was ovulating mucous) and only one day of heavier flow.
Then a week ago I started having brown discharge (not smelly and sometimes hardly enough to show on a pad). It's still happening although this morning there's a slight bit of red! Sorry I feel I'm already giving TMI!! I have had absolutely no ovulation signs since I came off three weeks ago and since the brown bit started, which scared me a bit as it was too early for my normal period. I did wonder if my body tried to ovulate at the end of my period. I'm definitely NOT pregnant!
Also over the past year I've had awful PMT. I have been under a lot of stress, running my business and dealing with life in general. Sleeping has been erratic so I'm tired. I don't have sweats, but my joints are aching for no apparent reason and my lower tummy sometimes feels tender. I'm nearly 47. Do you think I'm in perimenopause? I've not seen the doctor as it's all so vague and I only started to put two and two together when the browny bit started last week! I did an FSH test yesterday which was negative, but not sure the time of the month these need doing. Just wondering if a progesterone test is called for as I have been very stressed, especially this past month. I know stress can interfere with things, or things can cause the stress! This is all so new to me and I feel a bit scared as everything was always so regular with me. Thanks for listening!