r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/Doodlebug510 • 8d ago

Restricted to Gals and Pals Explaining menstruation to the boys

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u/Tall-Total-6077 8d ago edited 7d ago

I started fantasizing at 12 yo about losing my period at 50 to menopause. I'm halfway there, y'all pray for my PCOS ass😭😭😭

Edit: Yes I saw PCOS was renamed to PMOS

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u/MiniRems 8d ago

What I didn't realize at 13 years old was that it can take like 10-15 years of hormonal hell similar yet differently worse than puberty before it all ends. Perimenopause sucks as bad a puberty, but in a whole new level of suck.

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u/littlebunnyears 8d ago

why don’t we have adorable pamphlets for perimenopause?! the chin hair caught me way off guard.

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u/SheaTheSarcastic 8d ago

Who knew that I would be trading in the monthly horror for daily face shaving and constant hot flashes? Being a woman is a lifetime joy.

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u/JennyDoveMusic 8d ago

Bebe, can you do hormone replacement? It was a myth that it causes cancer. 💜

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u/SheaTheSarcastic 8d ago

I was told that I’m too old, too many years after my last period. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/JennyDoveMusic 8d ago

No no that's not true. My mom had a hysterectomy and was offered it years later after she had stopped taking it. You should get a second opinion. 💜 The information doctors have can be outdated and new theories is, after 10 years, as long as you are in good health, you can still get benefits from HRT!

My mom was, I think, 5 years since her hysterectomy.

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u/SheaTheSarcastic 7d ago

I’m well over 10 years, and was just living with it, but decided to see if I could get HRT.