8 Unwanted Conditions That Lead To Missing Period Other Than Pregnancy

For any woman in this world, a missing period can prove to be a nightmare. Suddenly, you start thinking about all the possible situations that caused this. Did you forget to take the pill? Are you pregnant? Or maybe there is something wrong with your body? The truth is there are many other reasons behind

1 Stress

Stress can affect your hormones a lot. It has an effect on the hypothalamus, a part of the brain which controls your periods. So, if you have been under a lot of stress lately, like a lot of work at the office or maybe a recent breakup, that could cause your missing or delayed period.

2 Thyroid inactivity

Thyroid glands are crucial for proper functioning of hormones. Hyperthyroidism (more active) and hypothyroidism (less active) both can affect the menstrual cycle.

3 Sudden change in weight

If you are experiencing a change in your weight (gain or loss) suddenly, it can mean that your hormones are imbalanced, and that is affecting the menstrual cycle, leading to missing or delayed periods.

4 Birth control

If you have been taking birth control pills regularly and have stopped taking them recently, your menstrual cycle can take some time to return to its normal state. Also, contraceptive injections or implants can cause missed periods as well.

5 Change in medication

There are several medicines which have hormones in them, so if you have changed your medication recently, that can result in an imbalance of hormones, thus causing delayed periods.

6 Illness

If you have met with some illness during ovulation, there is a high chance that you are not going to ovulate that month, causing a delayed period.

7 Polycystic Ovary Symptom (PCOS)

PCOS is an imbalance in the levels of hormones like testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone. It can also cause unusual growth of hair on chest and face, problems in fertility and sudden loss of weight. Also, the hormonal imbalance causes delayed periods.

8 Excessive exercise

In case you have joined a gym recently or have started exercising a lot, that can result in missed or delayed periods.

So now do you feel relieved?