High fsh and had a period

I can well understand your anxiety.  But, your doctor is being careful on your behalf.  There is no "set" time actually when a scan should be ordered.  So your doctor did the right thing.  Usually, if problems are caught early they can be resolved.  Your doctor may be concerned that you have too much estrogen for a menopausal woman.  

After a CT scan in 2014, ordered by my gastroenterologist, one of the radiologist's remarks was that I had a small cyst on one of my ovaries.  He didn't seem concered about it, and neither did my gastro.  My endocrinologist was.  She told me that the cyst showed that I was stil excreting too much estrogen for a woman in menopause, and she'd refer me to an ob/gyn.  Well, we got to talking and I felt uneay, but promptly forgot when I left the appointment.

I started spotting in April 2016.  Diagnosed with endometrial cancer in July and had a complete hysterectomy the week after I was diagnosed.  I was at stage 1A, so no radiation or chemo necessary.  How I wish I would have paid more attention to what my endocrinologist said and reminded her about the referral to the ob/gyn.  

Right now you're in an excellent position to address your situation.  Hopefully, nothing untoward has happened.  Book your scan now and take your holiday--try not to let fear govern your life, but take practical steps to preserve it too.

Good luck to you, and let me know how you get on. xx

The first thing I want you to do is calm down a bit and realize ALL of this is very normal!!!!!

My periods spaced out, first two months, then three, then six months, until they finally stoppped.  But not having regular period doesn't mean your ovaries aren't stll producing some estrogen. Rarely does a woman stop regular periods and have ZERO estrogen.  It tapers, slowly over time.  

Your high FSH reading just means that your brain is trying to encourage your ovaries to make more estrogen.  Yes, they are failing and your FSH is screaming.  But it's not uncommon for a women to have a random period such as this.  I've known women who have several years after they were "in menopause".  Obviously you will want to get your uterus checked out.  But don't be surprised when things check out fine, and this random period was your last hoorah never to be seen again.  

Sorry your doctor was so blunt and scary.  Nothing wrong with him saying, "well lets check it out."  You can do a vaginal ultrasound, and biopsy.  Both of which I have done, and neither were that bad, with results coming back fine.  

It would be great if you could get this behind you before your vacation.  If not, get it booked before you leave and then just go and have a good time and try to forget about it till you get home.  

Yes I can relate. It's all too scary when you haven't bled for a long time, and then suddenly you start again. Mine seemed to be based on weather. Seemed to go about every 6 months, this was 3 years ago mind you,. It would usually start in like April or May just when the weather was warmer, and then ended in September or October til next April or May same pattern.

Then I went 13 mos. without. Got a period, and got it 2 months into it then stopped. Been period free almost 2 years. Bam got it again. Talk about scared and in pist meno. now. Got checked out more. They found 3 very small fibroids. No cancer, nothing else on my scans, or MRI, so my OB said they will shrink over time since I'm in post now. No need for surgery. Periods stopped again knock on wood.

So try not to worry, could be a fibroid or non-cancetous cyst. 9 times out of 10 they are not cancerous. Get checked out for peace of mind, but don't stress out thinking it's cancer. Usually, it's other things more minor that can cause hormone fluctuations too.

Think positive. I know you are going to be OK too.