Hi there:

Well, most women start their menopause from age 47 onwards. I stopped completely at 47. My mother had a friend who continued her period till she was 55 and she had a kid at age 52. She never got old. It was amazing. It didn't hurt that she was 49 and married a guy who was 32. Maybe he kept her young. lol.

But seriously, if you are over the age of 47, then you might be starting menopause. Some people have the hot flashes for 10 years. I know many of them. I didn't get them too bad. Maybe once in a while.

I will never forget my Aunt Josey. I was a kid and we were all sitting around the table and all of a sudden she got red as a beet and starting fanning herself. I had no idea what was happening and everybody started whispering "she's in her changes". Now I had no idea what the heck they were talking about. No one ever explained that to me.

So why not ask your doctor. He will run an estrogen level test on you and that will determine pre-menopause, menopause, etc.

That's what my doctor did.

Maybe they do things different now???

Hope you're not having too many pins and needles.

Be well

Melody