After the menopause, your periods stop completely. The menopause is a natural part of ageing in women, which usually happens between the ages of 45 and 55. The average age for a woman to reach the menopause is 51 in the UK. However, around 1 in 100 women go through the menopause before the age of 40.

Will my period ever stop?

In menopause (say: MEH-nuh-pawz), which occurs in older women, periods stop forever! During the menstrual cycle, the body is preparing the uterus just in case an egg is fertilized. If that happens, the woman will not get her period because that buildup of tissue and blood will be needed as the baby develops.

How do I make my period stop?