Period confusion.. help plzz?

This is a question for my mom..She's 45 and usually has her period for 5 days but now she's going on for 9 days..she's feeling back pain, cramps and even tenderness in the breats... has this happened to you..or do you know what could have caused this?Period confusion.. help plzz?
i would advise to go to the doctor, but thats just me.
best of luck. my wishes to ya!
I can be sure that it is a symptom of her menopause which usually occurs at this age. Better consult your doctor
There may be several causes for this, it could be menopause, cervical cancer, or any other illness. The best thing to do is go to a DOCTOR AND FAST. I hope everthing goes well with your mom.
hey, sorry to hear your mum is having such problems.
This could be caused by many things - a cyst, firbroids, sometimes menopause can cause unusual periods though normally there are a lot more symptoms and then a lack of menses.
The other symptoms may indicate an infection of some kind - this doesn't mean an STD or anything, but these can be quite serious if left untreated.
I would suggest she goes and sees her ob gyn - there are several reasons for this and some worse than others - better to get it checked out.
Finally, a possibility is pregnancy/miscarriage - pregnancy can cause long but very light bleeding, and a miscarriage can cause the bleeding and the other symptoms, especially when it is a very early miscarriage the 'period' comes on time and is just heavier than normal.
Hope your mom gets everything sorted out and that you both feel more relaxed. Good luck