Day's come, and there is no monthly? This long-awaited pregnancy or not? And if the disease? Should I worry about and when you need to run to the doctor for a check?
Considered regular menstrual cycles of 21 to 35 days, the average length cycle usually 28-30 days, and the duration of menstrual bleeding should not exceed 7 days.
The cycle time is counted from the first day of the last menstrual period until the first day of the next.
The most common reason for the delay - pregnancy, but if it is possible, in the first place out other causes (factors).
The reasons for the delay menstruation
- Ovarian dysfunction. The reasons are many. For example, a strong psycho-emotional overstrain or prolonged chronic stress. In such cases, the body like "includes a protective mode" (it sees while unfavorable for conception. There is even such a thing as "amenorrhea wartime." During the war, many women stop menstruating completely due to severe stress.
- Abrupt change of climate zone or time zone. At the same time disrupted biological clock. Many women notice on myself that after the holiday gets off cycle.
- Excessive exercise. They lead to the development of asthenic syndrome. The endocrine system is very delicate, reacts to any changes occurring in the body. For example, professional athletes often suffer from dysfunction of the ovaries due to the lack of fatty tissue in the body and excessive loads.
- Deficiency or excess body weight. Obesity leads to the deposition of fat in the hips and abdomen. As is known, the subcutaneous fatty tissue is hormonally active body, a kind of depot for estrogen. A surplus of estrogen leads to ovarian dysfunction. Also, obesity can be caused by endocrine disorders, which themselves lead to ovarian dysfunction. The sharp decline in body weight also adversely affect the hormonal system. The most striking example is the very young girls, who sit on a rigid diet. Menstruation they may disappear for six months or more. Body mass index (BMI), calculated simply: weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. BMI less than 18.5 indicates underweight and a BMI over 25 - about excess.
- Taking certain drugs also can cause malfunction of the menstrual cycle (antidepressants, hormones, diuretics etc).
- gynecological diseases (Inflammation, ovarian cysts, premature menopause, early depletion of ovarian syndrome or resistance, polycystic ovaries).
- endocrine problems (Diabetes, thyroid disease, adrenal dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary system, hyperprolactinaemia).
delayed menstruation: Top 7 possible causes / istockphoto.com
What to do if your period does not start?
Restoration of the menstrual cycle after a miscarriage, abortion or childbirth. After an abortion or miscarriage, the menstrual cycle may be extended to 40-42 days. After birth, against lactation significantly increased levels of the hormone prolactin, which leads to suppression of ovulation, and so-called "lactational amenorrhea."
If menstruation delayed for more than 2 weeks, it is first necessary to take a blood test for pregnancy. If pregnancy has not been confirmed, it is necessary to address to the gynecologist for an examination.
menstruation - an indicator of inadequate functioning of the endocrine system. In each case, because of delays in the detail necessary to understand and to select individual diagnosis and treatment regimen.
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