Dear Jacqui:
I am 53 and for little over a year have been menopausal. I am on HRT, and other medications. Before my doctor told me I was at menopause I had not had a period for nearly a year. Since taking the HRT my periods have begun again. My understanding of menopause is that it is the end of your ability to reproduce. I recently became sexually active and want to know if there is any chance of getting pregnant? If so is a spermicide sufficient?
Edna

Dear Edna:
Yes, you can become pregnant even though you are in menopause, especially since you still have a period. Menopause is a phase during which the hormone levels keep changing until the eggs in your ovaries are exhausted and no longer produce any estrogen which makes the reproductive process possible. When there are no more eggs left and no more estrogen is produced your menstruation will stop. That is the end of menopause. So, for the time being, you need to protect you just as you always have.

Spermicidal creams are not 100% safe. Your partner should use a condom or you should use one of the other methods available to protect yourself completely.

Jacqui




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	"I recently became sexually active and want to know if there is a chance of getting pregnant, even though I've been menopausal for over a year?" Dear Jacqui: I am 53 and for little over a year have been menopausal. I am on HRT, and other medications. Before my doctor told me I was at menopause I had not had a period for nearly a year. Since taking the HRT my periods have begun again. My understanding of menopause is that it is the end of your ability to reproduce. I recently became sexually active and want to know if there is any chance of getting pregnant? If so is a spermicide sufficient? Edna Dear Edna: Yes, you can become pregnant even though you are in menopause, especially since you still have a period. Menopause is a phase during which the hormone levels keep changing until the eggs in your ovaries are exhausted and no longer produce any estrogen which makes the reproductive process possible. When there are no more eggs left and no more estrogen is produced your menstruation will stop. That is the end of menopause. So, for the time being, you need to protect you just as you always have. Spermicidal creams are not 100% safe. Your partner should use a condom or you should use one of the other methods available to protect yourself completely. Jacqui Copyright 2000 Brandwynne Corporation. All rights reserved.

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