Menstruation and Chemo
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Chris.
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Aunt Flo still visits every month
Hi, Chris -
I was 40 when I did chemo last year. By about 3-4 months after finishing chemo, my periods went back to being normal and regular like the sun.
I started Tamoxifen right after finishing chemo, and have been on it for over a year now -- even Tamoxifen hasn't deterred Aunt Flo from her regular monthly visits in my case, though I know that's different for some women.
My oncologist told me that whether or not your period returns after chemo depends a lot on how close you are to normal menopause. The younger you are, the more likely that Aunt Flo will come a'knockin' again!
Traci0 -
When i was 34 I got it backTraciInLA said:Aunt Flo still visits every month
Hi, Chris -
I was 40 when I did chemo last year. By about 3-4 months after finishing chemo, my periods went back to being normal and regular like the sun.
I started Tamoxifen right after finishing chemo, and have been on it for over a year now -- even Tamoxifen hasn't deterred Aunt Flo from her regular monthly visits in my case, though I know that's different for some women.
My oncologist told me that whether or not your period returns after chemo depends a lot on how close you are to normal menopause. The younger you are, the more likely that Aunt Flo will come a'knockin' again!
Traci
When i was 34 I got it back during chemo. when I was 49 I did not. got it really bad during my first chemo then never again. dx's premenopausal both times.0 -
Stopped in its Tracks
No... mine never came back, thanks to chemo. My oncologist had said they would induce for menopause. True to his word, it never came back after my first infusion. I am 45 years old and am on Tamoxifen.0 -
I think it is different for
I think it is different for everyone. I was 42 and it stopped after my second chemo infusion. I am 47 now and according to my bloodwork am still not menopausal. My onc says its the tamoxifen that is preventing my period from returning. I started taking it only a couple weeks after chemo was done. My estrogen levels are not only premenopausal, but even a bit high. Who knows......0 -
I am 46 started chemoEil4186 said:I think it is different for
I think it is different for everyone. I was 42 and it stopped after my second chemo infusion. I am 47 now and according to my bloodwork am still not menopausal. My onc says its the tamoxifen that is preventing my period from returning. I started taking it only a couple weeks after chemo was done. My estrogen levels are not only premenopausal, but even a bit high. Who knows......
I am 46 started chemo treatments when I was 45. My period stopped after my second chemo treatment and has not returned yet. I am still premenopausal and just waiting, like you not sure how I feel yet at this point I am not missing having my period just afraid that it might show up one day very unexpectedly.0
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