Irregular Peroids

 




Most females experience a period every 28 days, but a healthy menstrual cycle can range anywhere from every 21 to 40 days. If you are worried about a missed period and know you’re not pregnant there could be other reasons that are causing you to miss your period. Pregnancy isn’t the only cause of a missed or late period.

 

Menstrual irregularities, missed or late periods, occur in an estimated 14% to 25% of women of childbearing age.

 

Common Reasons for a Missed Period:

 

·       Stress: When your body is under stress it releases a stress hormone called cortisol. Cortisol triggers your body fight or flight mode which can affect your hormones depending on how your body reacts. When your hormones are affected, it can affect ovulation and your period.

 

·       Birth Control: Different birth controls can affect the female different. Some birth controls can cause heavier or lighter periods, longer or shorter periods and often can stop periods. Birth control contains estrogen and progesterone hormones and prevent ovulation. This can affect each female different and result in menstrual irregularities.

 

 

·       Low Body Weight: Females that have a low body mass index (BMI) produce lower amounts of estrogen which can result in an irregular menstrual cycle. Not having enough body fat can stop ovulation. This often occurs in women that have eating disorders such as bulimia.

 

·       Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding moms typically go longer without a period than moms that don’t breastfeed. This is because when a female breast feeds, she releases a hormone known as prolactin that helps her produce milk. This hormone also stops ovulating and cause result in a female going up to a year without getting a period.

 

Inconclusion:

 

At Stetho Health Systems we want females to understand their body and educate themselves on what can change and alter their menstrual cycle. There are other causes to irregular menstrual periods than pregnancy. Hormonal imbalance, stress, and body weight can all cause a female to have a late or missed period. If you have any concerns or questions about your period contact your doctor for more answers.


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