Hello ladies, 48 yrs and I know things are changing for me, my periods are shortening and come every 3 wks not 4, I'm used to joint pains and feeling wiped out before during and after but other new symptoms are the need to pee all the time, no pain but a slight odour, and bloating which seems to make my breathing uncomfortable higher up now and again, also I've noticed a slight unpleasent flow odour too during my period. After this period I also had a 3 day headache. I am worried I'm putting everything down to peri and its really something more sinister-anyone else have any of these symptoms? Reading, I know our estrogen levels drop, my doctor in the past says they wont test my levels.
I’ve noticed an odour change as well - comes and goes. i thought the odour was fishy so had my doc test me and no bacterial issues or otherwise to explain it. As it’s not constant (though can last a bit outside of period time), there’s really nothing my doc can do about it. I believe it’s due to hormone changes. I haven’t had a period in 80 days now, but I did notice that odour a week or so ago - wondering if that was a time I should have had a period as I also experienced a 2 day headache and a hard fibro cystic breast lump flare up. I also get the challenging breathing feeling - and again, feel it must be in relation to declining hormones. Silent reflux can also give symptoms like this, so might be worth looking that up to ease your concerns.
As always, if you are concerned, best to see your doc for peace of mind, but there are likely more of us out here who completely understand what you’re experiencing. (& I have gone through bouts of urine issues/(very) increased frequency, darkness, infection markers without UTI, blood in urine, had a cystoscopy that revealed some indicators of pre-funky cells but nothing to follow up with right now. Things have settled in that department for now…so hopefully the same will happen for you, sooner rather than later. Best wishes!