Your doctor can conduct some blood tests to evaluate where you are in terms of menopause, but time is the best test. So you have at least two reasons to meet with your health care professional: to discuss birth control for the rest of your reproductive life and to talk about the menopausal transition. Of those unplanned pregnancies, 56 percent end in abortion. In the United States, for instance, 38 percent of pregnancies in women 40 and older are unplanned. Such misconceptions are part of the reason for high rates of unintended pregnancy among midlife women. In another study of 55 women, just 55 percent said their doctors ever discussed sex with them once they turned 40. In focus groups with midlife women conducted by researchers from the University of Oregon and the Oregon Research Institute, several women in their 40s told the researchers that their health care providers said they didn't need contraception because they were perimenopausal. Even some doctors apparently give the wrong advice. One study found that midlife women who were sexually active but didn't get pregnant falsely assumed they were infertile. Many midlife women don't know they can still get pregnant as they near menopause. Just because you skipped one period doesn't mean that you're in menopause. The average age of menopause in the United States is about 51, although often a woman can have irregular periods for many months before the final one. If you are not pregnant and you miss more than one period, it is probably a good time to talk to your doctor about menopause. In fact, your fertility doesn't end until you reach menopause-the day you've gone 12 consecutive months without a period. Believe it or not, you can still get pregnant at your age. Should I go to my ob/gyn and talk about menopause?įirst, take a home pregnancy test. I didn't get my period for the first time ever.
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