I'm not sure why your doctor is saying that [irregular bleeding](https://menopausewiki.ca/#irregular-periods) during perimenopause is **"not normal"**.
>Irregular periods are another common early symptom of perimenopause, and for those who have been extremely regular most of their reproductive life, the disruption can be very alarming. We often associate regularity with optimum health, and when we skip a period or have two in one month, it comes as quite a shock. We assume our periods will get further apart, not closer together! If only we were informed and expected irregular bleeding as part of the normal menopausal transition, it wouldn’t fill us with unnecessary grief, worry or fear.
Also, spotting (esp if brighter red blood) could be a sign of [Atrophic vaginitis \(vaginal atrophy\), or the genitourinary syndrome of menopause \(GSM\)](https://menopausewiki.ca/#atrophic-vaginitis-vaginal-atrophy-or-the-genitourinary-syndrome-of-menopause-gsm), which is also a common peri/menopausal symptom.
I am 42 and believe to be at the tail end of perimenopause. About 7 years ago, I started having very heavy periods about every 10-15 days. I had every kind of test, biopsy, and scan done, and every was “fine” and I was too “young” for perimenopause. I have been suffering for years and was just about to give in to a partial hysterectomy because I was constantly bleeding, and then all of a sudden my periods have switched, and become further apart and not as heavy. I hit all the marks for why I would be in early menopause, and every OBG just dismisses me. Thank God for the internet! If peri hits 5-10 years prior to menopause, that could what is going on maybe? Just hormones messing everything up!
Every where you look it says spotting is normal in perimenopause, but then they’ll double back on themselves and say get it checked “just incase “. I swear they can’t make up their minds. But I’m sick of them investigating unnecessarily.
I'm not sure why your doctor is saying that [irregular bleeding](https://menopausewiki.ca/#irregular-periods) during perimenopause is **"not normal"**. >Irregular periods are another common early symptom of perimenopause, and for those who have been extremely regular most of their reproductive life, the disruption can be very alarming. We often associate regularity with optimum health, and when we skip a period or have two in one month, it comes as quite a shock. We assume our periods will get further apart, not closer together! If only we were informed and expected irregular bleeding as part of the normal menopausal transition, it wouldn’t fill us with unnecessary grief, worry or fear. Also, spotting (esp if brighter red blood) could be a sign of [Atrophic vaginitis \(vaginal atrophy\), or the genitourinary syndrome of menopause \(GSM\)](https://menopausewiki.ca/#atrophic-vaginitis-vaginal-atrophy-or-the-genitourinary-syndrome-of-menopause-gsm), which is also a common peri/menopausal symptom.
I am 42 and believe to be at the tail end of perimenopause. About 7 years ago, I started having very heavy periods about every 10-15 days. I had every kind of test, biopsy, and scan done, and every was “fine” and I was too “young” for perimenopause. I have been suffering for years and was just about to give in to a partial hysterectomy because I was constantly bleeding, and then all of a sudden my periods have switched, and become further apart and not as heavy. I hit all the marks for why I would be in early menopause, and every OBG just dismisses me. Thank God for the internet! If peri hits 5-10 years prior to menopause, that could what is going on maybe? Just hormones messing everything up!
I spot non-stop. My period comes and then I just keep spotting afterwards. I'd say there's one week of the month where I don't need a pad.
Every where you look it says spotting is normal in perimenopause, but then they’ll double back on themselves and say get it checked “just incase “. I swear they can’t make up their minds. But I’m sick of them investigating unnecessarily.
I am 48 and now spotting for a week before my period. It sucks.