I am 54 years old and I am still having irregular periods. My last period was 18 months ago. I have, however, just had a period. Should I go to the doctors?

This is really common. After anything between 6 months to a couple of years, women may get another period or maybe a few of them. Then they go away again. It is just your hormones jiggling about.

There's no need to go to the doctor unless the period was alarmingly heavy, or there were other factors involved that worried you.

Eileen Durward