Pregnancy or Perimenopause? Husband has vasectomy....

Considering your husband had vasectomy and that you already started experiencing period irregularities, I would contribute all your other symptoms to hormonal fluctuations and perimenopause.

Fluctuation of hormonal levels, especially estrogen can lead to all sorts of weird symptoms, most of them we would love to avoid. Periods may become irregular, heavies, lighter, shorter, longer, missed, etc. Genital area gets dry due to low levels of estrogen and makes us more open to infections, especially urinary tract infections that you may be experiencing at the moment. Some women become unable to hold urine longer and others experience leakage during exercise, or coughing or running. So, these kind of symptoms you could also attribute to perimenopause.


Estrogen can also make your breast sore, usually it is excessive estrogen (I usually have it in PMS or during ovulation) but I reckon that fluctuation could do that too (I am not expert though).
You could wait for another couple of days and have another pregnancy test. If it turns negative, I reckon it is the hormones.

Thanks for the information on this page. My husband has also had a vasectomy this year. I'm 42 and am experiencing very similar feelings re: menstration irregularities re: length, heaviness (after being like clock work until this year). This month I have no period for the first time ever. I feel very swollen in the abdomen & breasts. For 2 days I felt "sea sick" and all year am always feeling warm usually at night. I would not say "Sweats..because I'm not heavily sweating". I know I'm not pregnant. I read alot of the replies and found them very helpful and informative.

I feel you. Mine had a vasectomy 17 years ago, I'm 40. I am 3 weeks late, 3 negative tests, feeling sick but no breat tenderness. Could I be pregnent??? I will wait 1 more week then go to the doc. If I am He wont believe its his 17 years post vasectomy.

My bf is 4 yrs post vasectomy. I've had really sore nipples and 2 days ago I started spotting pinkish blood. Could i be pregnant? We have been using no protection....HELP!?

my husband had a vasectomy 3 months after the birth of our daughter, that was three years ago, I just turned 32 and I was wondering how soon can someone have that perimenopause? I am three weeks overdue for my period, I had tender nipples and I have been discharging alot as well? I personally kind of liked the idea of being pregnant again, but my husband on the other hand is worried sick, I have tried to convince him that I haven't been unfaithful. I have two children, son and daughter, our daughter is the fifth child for him...

Husband is 9 yrs post vasectomy, my period is 3 wks late, i cant stop running to the loo for a pee and ive noticed some very light pink blood on the paper when i wipe! Im 40 and very worried now that something is seriously wrong. Help

I'm going through this not sure if I'm in perimenopause or if I'm pregnant. My husband had a vasectomy last May and in June he had a semen analysis that came back zero. I haven't had normal AF since I had my daughter 07/07. I also had my son 06/05. I stopped breastfeeding around 5/08. I'm 34.

Last month I took Provera to try and "clean me out" since I was having uber long periods(14+ days) for the last 6 months. I had a much more normal period of 8 days after the Provera. My periods have been consistent in timing and heavy bleeding right around 30 days apart. I've had horrible PMS and acne. This month is all whacked out. I had spotting early in my cycle for 2 days. Nothing more than a pantyliner needed. Then 2 days of spotting right when I was expecting AF and didn't need anything more than a pantyliner. I had a little cramping like normal and thought I was going to start, but then it stopped next day and I have had nothing since. I'm day 40 of my cycle if I count the way the Doctor told me, which is to skip the spotting before and start from my first normal day.

I've been really nauseated, but been passing it off as my ears. I've had fluid in my ears since I got sick with a cold a couple weeks ago. I realized my ears are getting better and the nausea worse.

My husband thinks I'm completely crazy. He doesn't think there is any way possible that I could be pregnant and has sort of laughed at me wanting to take an HPT. I'm sure he is right. I'm also pretty sure the doctor is going to have me take one anyhow. I'd rather get that news at home so I can get my cussing done it private if I am pregnant. LOL.

DH acts like I should be happy I don't have AF. There's all this stress that comes with it. I know that if I am pregnant, he will accuse me of cheating. He says he won't, but I know him. He once told me I was trying to make him crazy by hiding his keys and not telling him where they were. 4 hours later he found them lying in the front yard. If I'm not pregnant what the heck is going on with me?

BTW, my mom didn't start perimenopause until her mid 40's and she still has it at 58. She's had a horrible time with it. They did check my thyroid, pap and did an us before the Provera and all was normal. No hormone tests yet.