Perimenopause Symptoms Sore Breasts

What does this sound like... menopause?

I am 38 years old, will be 39 in a few days. I began menstruating at 11. I got my last period on 9/1 which was shorter and not as heavy as usual. My PMS symptoms are excessive fatigue and sore breasts. My PMS symptoms have not gone away and my period has been gone since Friday. Instead of getting less sore or being not sore at all, my breasts are killing me! Even the shower is an issue. I have an appt with my ob/gyn this afternoon. I expect her to tell me perimenopause has begun since all the symptoms I am experiencing point either to that or pregnancy. I can't be pregnant, I had my period less than a week ago. Are these the types of symptoms you would experience when menopause begins? I thought I was too young to be going through this already. Any ideas?

It's possible that what you thought was your period wasn't really your period. Estrogen swings are possible at this age, which could account for the sore breasts but then again, so is pregnancy....I'm a little older than you, and have had PMS symptoms that are all over the board over the past few years, from little tenderness to extreme tenderness to a completely unexpected pregnancy too....So it's good that you're seeing your ob/gyn, just to get some answers.

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