Missing Periods After Stopping Contraceptive Pill. How To Conform Menopause Stage?
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Thank you for posting a query.
Firstly, I am telling you the symptoms of menopause –
1. Absence of period for 12 months.
2. Feeling of hot flushes, nervousness, anxiety, irritation.
3. Vaginal dryness, itching, irregular bleeding and many more.
Secondly, the laboratory test includes a total hormonal profile. It includes Follicular Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone, estrogen and progesterone. In menopause the FSH and LH will be increased to compensate the decreased levels of estrogen and progesterone.
From your symptoms and negative pregnancy test, it is expected that you have reached your menopause. But for confirmation, you can do the above mentioned hormonal assay. But before doing the hormonal assay, you have to repeat the pregnancy test and do a Beta HCG level in blood and ultrasound scan of whole abdomen to rule out pregnancy.
For this, you may consult with a gynecologist for a thorough clinical examination, for ordering the above mentioned tests.
If the menopause is confirmed, then you can have unprotected sex with your husband.
Hope this information suffices. Let me know, if you have any more question.
Regards.