I had a partial hysterectomy (uterus only removed, cervix, fallopean tubes and ovaries left in situ) in 2011 when I was 41. I don't have periods, but I do occasionally get a small amount of menstrual blood from my cervix when I would normally be menstruating. I was told to expect this and it's perfectly normal.
I've just been diagnosed with a type of breast cancer only found in post menopausal women. I have had no menopause symptoms whatsoever - no hot flushes, no mood swings and no vaginal dryness. I'm also still getting ovulation pain, change in vaginal secretion linked to ovulation and some acne two weeks later. My GP says I must have gone through menopause and not noticed it. Is that really possible? He also said there's no blood test available that would confirm it. I know this isn't true because my former GP gave me a blood test in late 2015 and the results said I wasn't even peri-menopausal. I'm now 48 and on average, my family go into menopause in their early 50s. Any advice gratefully received, thank you.
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I had a partial hysterectomy (uterus only removed, cervix, fallopean tubes and ovaries left in situ) in 2011 when I was 41. I don't have periods, but I do occasionally get a small amount of menstrual blood from my cervix when I would normally be menstruating. I was told to expect this and it's perfectly normal.
I've just been diagnosed with a type of breast cancer only found in post menopausal women. I have had no menopause symptoms whatsoever - no hot flushes, no mood swings and no vaginal dryness. I'm also still getting ovulation pain, change in vaginal secretion linked to ovulation and some acne two weeks later. My GP says I must have gone through menopause and not noticed it. Is that really possible? He also said there's no blood test available that would confirm it. I know this isn't true because my former GP gave me a blood test in late 2015 and the results said I wasn't even peri-menopausal. I'm now 48 and on average, my family go into menopause in their early 50s. Any advice gratefully received, thank you.
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