Hi, I am 54 & had 2 so far this year & only 1 last year. Before that it was like clockwork. I am blessed in that respect, but I have all the emotional and mental issues. Sadly, I think I'd be happy bleeding .
Hopefully it won't last that long for you.

I'm 48. I missed my first period ever back in February, but none since then. However, they've changed and I seem to be a bit crampier and, at times, heavier, although now my period goes for 2 days, then totally stops for a day, and then starts up again for 1-2 more days. It used to be 7 days long.

Im 51 and so far I haven't missed a month. My periods are pretty normal; the only thing different is that about 2 weeks after my period I have a little bit of spotting (or break through bleeding) which only happens once or twice that day.

Oh I am soooo lucky! I cannot wait for the day I no longer have to worry about periods, but please don't tell me I will have periods when I am 50 years old? OH NO! Since I have never had a child, the doc told me I would start meno sooner than most and he is right about the mental issues, but I still have periods every month, thank God, mine only last 2 days then DONE!

Good luck to you sweetie!

hi all - i am 49 years old and didn't have a period for about a year and a half until Feb. after my pap smear. my gyno was concerned. so i had to have more tests and my gyno said i should have been having periods during that time when i wasn't. my uterine lining was a bit thick. so now i just started taking progesterone to induce periods. yuck. i hate it. the sore breasts. i was sick in bed with cramps the second day. the bleeding wasn't all that heavy, so i'm hoping this is temporary and will end soon. the gyno explained it that part of my body shows that i am in menopause while other parts do not. hopefully the progesterone will sync it up. and after 4 months on the progesterone with no bleeding, i will be through menopause. i just hope this doesn't take years. (btw, i never had children either.)

and to all of you. have your doctor check your thyroid levels. those can wreak havoc on you and interfere with your cycles. i have been dealing with that since Feb. as well. ugh.

hi im 53 didn t have my period for 3 months had all the hot flashes and everything else, this month i got it ,heavy enough that i would put 2 pads on at a time, but with that no hot flashes haven t gotton them since, and i don t knoew what to expect next minth, its a guessing game, good luck to all of us going thu this!

for all of you with heavy periods, i got a tip from my hair stylist yesterday (funny what you learn at the beauty salon, lol!).

there is a procedure i hadn't heard of call Novasure (endometrial ablation). it's an outpatient procedure to scrape off the lining of the uterus. my hair stylist had it done last year and hasn't had a period since. you might want to ask your doctor about it.