According to gynecologist Geda Holcman, she has seen everything in her practice, so although rare, such cases are possible. However, she emphasizes that many cases are based on patients’ words, and there is no way to verify if they are true.
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The doctor states that the absence of menstruation is not the only factor for pregnancy, and the presence of menstruation is sometimes characteristic of pregnant women, so self-monitoring is essential. The reasons why a woman might not notice pregnancy include not only physiological but also social, psychological, and other aspects.
15min reader agreed to share her story. She writes that for some time she had no idea she was pregnant because her periods were on time.
“I was 38 at the time. I felt that perimenopause had started – I was plagued by fatigue, I was more sensitive, so I attributed everything to hormones. When I went to the gynecologist, I told her everything, and she said that it could indeed be so. Although according to my periods, it seemed that menopause had not really started yet.
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