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LindsD Feb 2017 10:27pm, 22 Feb 2017 15,512 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Phew. I thought so but wasn't sure.
.B. Feb 2017 10:28pm, 22 Feb 2017 29,115 posts	Quote Pin .B. Disclaimer, I have no medical training!
.B. Feb 2017 10:29pm, 22 Feb 2017 29,116 posts	Quote Pin .B. I did read somewhere that big hormonal changes can cause dizziness.
Velociraptor Feb 2017 10:49pm, 22 Feb 2017 35,552 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor MH, yes, you should certainly seek a blood test. Ideally, if a woman's ovaries were winding down in her mid-30s I'd want to find out for certain and to encourage her to take HRT at least until 50 unless she had a reason not to take it. Although it's not licensed for the purpose, there's research evidence that Cerelle can safely be used as the progestogen component of combined HRT alongside an oestrogen preparation, but at a dose of two tablets daily rather than one tablet. I have used this combination in women who had clear menopausal symptoms but still needed contraception and wanted to stay on a progestogen-only pill.
MH Feb 2017 10:51pm, 22 Feb 2017 476 posts	Quote Pin MH And my question stands, if I went through pretty vicious symptoms some years back, why won't they bother with a blood test? is it because I haven't reached their 'prescribed age' ??
Velociraptor Feb 2017 10:51pm, 22 Feb 2017 35,553 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Linds, yes, it's possible. The perimenopause can make you feel all manner of crap, and dizziness can certainly be part of that. However, there are other potential causes of dizziness, so if it's happening a lot it would do no harm to see your GP.
MH Feb 2017 10:53pm, 22 Feb 2017 477 posts	Quote Pin MH Cross post Vrap! Thanks that's useful
LindsD Feb 2017 10:53pm, 22 Feb 2017 15,513 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Thank you!
Velociraptor Feb 2017 10:56pm, 22 Feb 2017 35,554 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor MH, I wonder whether they're taking the view that if you had full blown perimenopausal symptoms many years ago and haven't been having periods, there's no need for a blood test to confirm the diagnosis. Or whether they think (mistakenly) that Cerelle will mask the hormone changes on a blood test (the combined pill does this, but progestogen only contraception doesn't). But I think it is still worthwhile. It's possible to have no periods for years on Cerelle without being menopausal, and if it's possible that you went through the menopause a decade or more ago and you haven't had HRT, it wouldn't be unreasonable to ask to be referred for a bone mineral density scan too. I'd want to do blood tests if you were my patient.
MH Feb 2017 10:57pm, 22 Feb 2017 478 posts	Quote Pin MH (books appointment at Dr.)