PERIMENOPAUSE AND THE PERIOD THAT SEEMS AS IF IT WILL NEVER STOP
Dr Steven R. Goldstein is a Perimenopause Specialist in NYC who has worked with numerous women to help them cope with the symptoms of Perimenopause. Perimenopause is a transitionary phase to menopause which can begin as early as the late thirties and as late as up to the late forties. One of the most noticeable physical symptoms of perimenopause is the irregularity of the period. Shorter periods. Longer periods. Light periods. Heavy periods. Two or three periods in a month and then…..the period that seems it will never stop. One of Dr Goldstein’s forty year old patients said to him “I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that my period lasted for more than two weeks. I was sick of all this bleeding” the woman explained, exasperated. “I kept waiting for the last day, and there was never a last day”. This does not necessarily mean that Perimenopause is definitely the cause. So what can you rule out? Here are several considerations. Is it a period or is it midcycle spotting? It’s important to keep track of how much bleeding there is, and how heavy is it? Some women use menstrual calendars, where they designate each das as light, moderate or heavy.