Join Group
Just had lunch with a friend who said that a tendency to bruise easily/more than previously is associated with menopause...
I used to have a serious problems with brusing.
My mother actually thought my boyfriend was abusing me when I was in my early 20's.
Turns out, it was a serious case of anemia.
The doctor put me on Iron supplements and the problem went away.
But, never heard of bruising from menopause or perimenopause.
Just had lunch with a friend who said that a tendency to bruise easily/more than previously is associated with menopause...
Persons like my wife and I presecribed Plavix or Coumadin(warfarin) and aspirin regimen can bruise, seeming by blowing too hard. I have to watch reading in the bathroom, else above my knees looks like I got stomped...
As anyardier mentioned, Robin, were you checked for anemia by the Dr?
Just had lunch with a friend who said that a tendency to bruise easily/more than previously is associated with menopause...
I have and this question grabbed me as to why. Googling produced this:
"More relevant to the matter of black-and-blue marks, however, is the tendency of blood vessel walls in aging, sun-damaged dermis to become thinner and more fragile. This fragility, coupled with the overall loss of cushioning, may cause a bruise to appear after the merest tap, said Dr. Mash, an attending physician at Montgomery Hospital in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Women, in particular, are likely to bruise more easily as they age. This happens because the fall in estrogen production that occurs at menopause speeds dermal atrophy."
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1585/is_n7_v18/ai_13745630
Just had lunch with a friend who said that a tendency to bruise easily/more than previously is associated with menopause...
No.....and I am clumsy. Haven't noticed any more bruising. Now there are a few hundred other things I've noticed.
Just had lunch with a friend who said that a tendency to bruise easily/more than previously is associated with menopause...
My mom used to bruise alot and now I find I am too. And it stinks cause half the time I dont remember how I got the bruise. I guess that goes with the memory loss part huh????
Just had lunch with a friend who said that a tendency to bruise easily/more than previously is associated with menopause...
I haven definitely noticed that I bruise very easily now. Didn't really relate it to the fact that I've been in peri-menopause for 3 years. Thanks for the info.
I haven definitely noticed that I bruise very easily now. Didn't really relate it to the fact that I've been in peri-me...
I have hear that it is one of the symtpoms of menopause or perimenopause. I am constantly finding bruises all over me and I don't remember hitting anything. It seems that if one of the cats step too hard on me I bruise. But the also is also true. Sometimes when I do fall or bang into something and think that they will be a bruise there isn't one. Does that make any sense???
