How can you tell if your period is going to stop?

Question

Is there any way to tell if your period is about to stop? Like does anything feel different in your body?

Answer 1

All things come to an end. By stop do you mean like for ever? Then yes, you would most likely feel hot flashes and a possible lack of sex drive. If you mean just the end of your period for the month then I would think that you know your cycle well enough to know how long yours tends to last. Some women experience a day of pause before their period really stops, a day in which they do not bleed, but then the day after, they spot older brownish blood. Other than that there aren't really things you feel, but rather things you don't feel. If your period is about to stop you should be getting relief from usual period symptoms such as bloating, cramps, back pain, and irritability. Hope this helps, I encourage you to start tracking your periods to know your body and it's rythm. This info will go a long way in many areas such as keeping an eye on your health, knowing why your emotions are getting on edge at times, trip planning, pregnancy planning, and so on.

Answer 2

Menopause represents the end of menstruation. While technically it refers to the final period, it is not an abrupt event, but a gradual process. Menopause is not a disease that needs to be cured, but a natural life-stage transition. However, women have to make important decisions about "treatment," including the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Description

Many women have irregular periods and other problems of "pre-menopause" for years. It's not easy to predict when menopause begins, although doctors agree it is complete when a woman has not had a period for a year. Eight out of every 100 women stop menstruating before age 40. At the other end of the spectrum, five out of every 100 continue to have periods until they are almost 60. The average age of menopause is 51.

There's no mathematical formula to figure out when the ovaries will begin to scale back either, but a woman can get a general idea based on her family history, body type, and lifestyle. Women who began menstruating early will not necessarily stop having periods early as well. It is true that a woman will likely enter menopause at about the same age as her mother. Menopause may occur later than average among smokers.

Causes and symptoms

Once a woman enters puberty, each month her body releases one of the more than 400,000 eggs that are stored in her ovaries, and the lining of the womb (uterus) thickens in anticipation of receiving a fertilized egg. If the egg isn't fertilized, progesterone levels drop and the uterine lining sheds and bleeds.

By the time a woman reaches her late 30s or 40s, her ovaries begin to shut down, producing less estrogen and progesterone and releasing eggs less often. The gradual decline of estrogen causes a wide variety of changes in tissues that respond to estrogen-including the vagina, vulva, uterus, bladder, urethra, breasts, bones, heart, blood vessels, brain, skin, hair, and mucous membranes. Over the long run, the lack of estrogen can make a woman more vulnerable to osteoporosis (which can begin in the 40s) and heart disease.

As the levels of hormones fluctuate, the menstrual cycle begins to change. Some women may have longer periods with heavy flow followed by shorter cycles and hardly any bleeding. Others will begin to miss periods completely. During this time, a woman also becomes less able to get pregnant.

The most common symptom of menopause is a change in the menstrual cycle, but there are a variety of other symptoms as well, including:


hot flashes


night sweats


insomnia


mood swings/irritability


memory or concentration problems


vaginal dryness


heavy bleeding


fatigue


depression


hair changes


headaches


heart palpitations


sexual disinterest


urinary changes


weight gain

Answer 3

Not necessarily, maybe some people feel it... I usually have cramps the first few days and occasionally I have a bit of cramping the last day or even a day after I stop bleeding too, but not every month. Hey, even my cramps before & during aren't always the same! On the other hand some people are very regular and feel everything. It just depends I guess.

Answer 4

Not with me, no. I can tell when it's about to start as I get a bit of cramping but generally mine just gets really light on the last day and that's pretty much it. But I don't really feel any different.

Answer 5

generally, my intuition knows when its going to start/ stop. its something you just get used to after having periods for a while. also, my flow lightens up closer to the end. all girls are differnt, you just have to pay attention and learn your body and you'll be able to predict its comng and going

Answer 6

Well, generally it slows down and stops after a few days. I never have been able to "feel" it stop.

Answer 7

It lightens up drastically, turns a bit darker in color, takes longer to soak the tampon/pad (not trying to be gross, sorry....), and you might not be as tender in your breast and tummy area.

Answer 8

i guess you can tell if you feel less concious and it strts slowing down and turning like brown color. You will be able to tell.

Answer 9

i feel more energized when my period is going to stop.

Answer 10

if the blood looks brownish on the pad.