Skipping periods as you approach menopause—a stage sometimes called perimenopause—is common and expected. During that time, menstrual periods often will skip a month and return, or skip several months and then start monthly cycles again for a few months. Periods also tend to happen on shorter...
Spotting or irregular bleeding (known as Abnormal Uterine Bleeding -AUB) causes a lot of distress for women because they feel this isn’t normal and they worry about what it means for the current state of their hormonal health and future fertility. Plus, it can be downright inconvenient. As ...
A normal menstrual cycle can last for about 28 days and a regular period may last for 4 to 7 days. If you have an irregular period, the menstrual cycle may be shorter or longer than 28 days. So menstrual bleeding or spotting may occur at different times each month. However, normally, ...
You can learn more here: Perimenopause Spotting. However, if you’ve reached menopause (no bleeding for 1 year), spotting can be a sign of something like cancer. Endometriosis Endometriosis is a phenomenon when that occurs when tissue like that of the uterine lining grows everywhere in the pel...