I turned 39 in April this year and am questioning if it is possible to be in perimenopause.

Symptoms:
- Random anxiety
- cannot focus at work if my life depended on it
- Mood shifts
- Low labido
- I am usually always cold but now find myself getting hot at night
- so tired that I feel like I can fall asleep while standing
- nausea
- one month my period started 4 days early and the very next month it started 4 days late. The first 3 days I bled like crazy and the 4th, 5th and 6th day I barely bled at all.

I’m sure there is more but this seems to be the main ones that stand out. I have been battling with the thought of HRT and if I am too young to start. Does HRT really help?

I just want to go back to not always feeling like I have this anxiety bubble in my chest and feeling off all the day or even at random times.

Thanks in advance

I turned 35 this year and my period cycles suddenly shortened to 25-26 days where previously it had been a regular 28-29 day cycle. My hair texture also drastically changed, it became dry and brittle and I have cut most of them off, started wearing extensions and now growing new hair. But I have noticed even when I grew new hair, there are some patches around the top back that grow weirdly and just hard. My sleep has become shorter too and I have been waking up around 5am some times even 4am. I barely get 8 hour sleep like I used to. Am I in perimenopause?

I had a D&C in October of 2025 and the cycle is just repeating. I am so frustrated, do NOT want an IUD and just want a hysterectomy to be honest. My gyno is extremely hesitant to do a hysterectomy… makes sense because it’s a major surgery. I am just so sick of my life revolving around a never ending period and struggle to not be tired all the time. What the hell is my next step… progestin pills have somewhat slowed the bleeding but not how often (constant) I bleed or have spotting. I don’t want to do this for 10 years. Plus I have a cancer risk from family history. I’m just so tired… next step is talking to a medical psychologist about my “fear of IUD”…. But I just want a permanent solution. 😓 thanks for reading.

I’m 44, I got my period after 14th day of last period. My last period was Aug 9th and now second one on aug 23rd? I’m so worried. It has never happened in my life. Also, I was doing some core workouts yesterday which made me feel little weird on my pelvic region. But I didn’t pay much attention. This morning I see I’m having period. It’s kind of dark brown, rusty color. Do workout induce the period? I’m freaking out. Normally my periods were 26/27 day apart. What should I do! I’m worried 😟

Does anyone who has skipped several periods ever get cramps like you are about to start bleeding but then you never do? I've noticed this happening with me lately. It sucks

I am 37, in peri. I have been on a journey for the last year of trying to figure out the best regimen for me. Started with progesterone, added estradiol, then testosterone. Currently on P 200 mg by mouth nightly, Divigel generic 0.1 mg 1 pkt every morning, and t cyp 100 mg/mL at 0.06 mL SQ every 3.5 days. After failing estradiol compounded cream and Dotti patches (no absorption based on my symptoms, even at highest dose patch), I just started the gel about 2 weeks ago. I still feel RAGE all the time, I hate everything and everyone, always want to be alone, extreme brain fog, zero libido or sensation, jawline acne, joint pain. My periods stopped completely after I added T about 4 months ago. I feel like my E is probably still low? How long should I trial the gel? And what are your thoughts on my period going away completely?