I am 49 years old and I am currently going through the menopause. My last period was about year ago, though I am not sure exactly when. My question is, nearly a year ago I had vaginal dryness but for the last 3 weeks I have had an increasing amount of discharge, not smelly but clear. I always had this before going through the menopause. I just wondered why, at this time, it has come back. Also, my breasts are tender and sore. Is this related to my other menopausal symptoms?

It sounds as if you are about due another period. This often happens in the first year or so of the menopause - they stop and then a lonely period comes along to startle you.

You may just have the one, or a couple, and then go back to no periods again.

Sometimes the symptoms of a period come along without the actual bleed - the body can't summon up sufficient hormones to trigger a bleed, but it still rumbles in preparation!

Don't worry, this is completely normal.

Eileen Durward

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