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Can a 49 year old Monopausal woman have her Period again?

Hi, I'm 49 and in total SHOCK! I stopped having my period a year and a half ago (at 47) and about 3 weeks ago I had a small drops of blood stain my undies, but didnt pay much attention to it.

Well just a few days ago, on April 20th, I felt in my body as if I would have my "period once again", so I placed a pad on and, SURE ENOUGH, there was the discharge a few hrs later.

Just to be clear on my Monopause, During the total absence of my regular 28-day cycle Periods I used to have until age 47, I did have Hot flashes for a short period of time, approximately a couple of months, then no more. During this 1.5 yrs I had absolutely CERO discharges of blood (periods).

For my last 6 months prior to my "menopause", I began to be missing or having irregularities in my periods, until they just completely stopped.
But on April 20th, 2017, I had what I would call a "regular period" once again, with 3 days of discharge and even some cramps, after the 3 days the bleeding completely stopped.
So my question: Is it humanly possible for a woman that has gone into Menopause to get her Period Cycles once again?, how rare is this among women?

Thanks MUCH in advance for your input!
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It's not unusual for the body to pop out an egg after not doing so in the early months or years of menopause, and if the woman ovulates, she will have a period a couple of weeks later.  Even if this has been absent for a year and a half, it's common enough to have happen.  It doesn't mean your cycles will start up again, just means you had a random ovulation.
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