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Counting the Months

Machka9
Machka9 Posts: 26,067 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
As we know, menopause officially occurs when we've been 12 months without a period ... but what about spotting? Does spotting count as a period?

I made it to 3 months with nothing, and then a few days of spotting.

Can't wait to get to 12 months period free!! It's been almost 40 years of despising every single one of them. And it didn't help that exercise (long distance cycling) triggered 2 each month.

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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    I'm at almost 2 years now. I still occasionally spot (usually when I tweak my bio-identical progesterone). My OBGYN says light spotting doesn't reset the clock.
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    2 years is for those under 50. It's just a year for those older.

    I counted spotting, since it was heavy.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 26,067 Member
    I'm 51, so I'm hoping to get to the 12-month mark and that's that.

    My spotting wasn't overly heavy, so it's nice to hear that spotting doesn't reset the clock! :grin:
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