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I am 40 yrs old. my periods are very irregular and when they are late i feel sick until they start. is this part of menopause?

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Not normal: U need to see your gyn for an exam, blood work and an ultrasound as there are manyoptions depending on if u want to preserve fertilty or not and if u don't in office endometrial ablation that I do in office works well.

Answered 6/5/2013

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