Menopause Support Group
Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.
I never rec'd the results of my labs that I had done on my gyn visit 3 wks ago so today I called. The clinic called me back and said that my labs from cholestrol to thyroid was perfect. She said the numbers could look no better. So that is good news. I had wanted to have my hormone levels checked which did not get done, but from what I am told unless you have stopped having a period, it isn't going to show whether or not you are peri-meno. Anyway, it is good to know that at least physically, I am healthy.
your hormone levels can tell a lot about you, it is just that the fsh test you had is useless.
what you want is your actual levels of estradiol, etroil, estrone, progesterone and testosterone. that would tell you what you need to manage your symptoms. you already know you have reached peri just by the way you feel.