Hello everyone
I recently underwent a full blood test as I had been feeling tired, depressed, back ache, etc. I am 52 and am still having periods, although these are not regular and can range form spotting to flooding. My bloods were all fine, apart from FSH which was 80. Is this normal? The GP thought I was menopausal and was quite shocked when I said I still had periods. She removed my paraguard IUD which had been in situ for 12 years and said to see how things settled down. I had a pelvic scan back in Feb (to locate my IUD, strings vanished) and all was fine, but the GP said she may want to redo the scan to check womb lining. Has anyone else experienced something similar? I am not taking HRT. The symptoms for which I originally went to the GP (tiredness, backache, etc) have improved hugely and I feel really quite normal. I have no hot flushes either.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated, thank you!