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10 Reasons Why You Missed Your Periods

Did you miss your period lately? This is one of the problems which is not only common in married women but in unmarried women as well. According to experts, reasons why you missed your period could be due to stress, early menopause and other conditions. The medical term of missing periods is known as amenorrhea.

It is said that a woman is not considered to have secondary amenorrhea until she has missed three menstrual periods in a row. However, the causes of secondary amenorrhea is generally the same that leads to skipped period.

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If you were sexually active before marriage and your pregnancy tests showed negative, there are other reasons why you missed your period. It is also said that physical and emotional conditions can also interfere with cycle of menstruation, thus making you miss your period. Many of the conditions that underlie missed menstrual periods interfere with the body's hormonal balance, particularly increasing levels of the sex hormones.

Here are some of the reasons why you missed your period:

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Being Under Stress

Being Under Stress

Most of you are aware that stress is a silent menace and one of the causes for a lot of ailments that affect your body. If you are under a lot of emotional stress, you could miss your period since it interferes with the hormonal cycle.

Are You Overweight?

Are You Overweight?

If you are over 92 kgs, you are considered to be obese. If you are a victim of irregular periods, then being obese is one of the reasons why you missed your periods.

Being Underweight

Being Underweight

Suffering from a eating disorder can cause your body's vital organs to not function properly, thus underlining one of the reasons why you missed your period.

Travelling Much

Travelling Much

If you are a frequent traveller to other continents, you might face this problem. When your body gets adapted to a particular set of time, you will be able to get your missed period.

Too Much OF Exercise

Too Much OF Exercise

Too much of everything is a problem to one's health. When you expose your body to exercise in excess, it affects your physical health . Therefore, it is one of the reasons why you missed your period.

Are You Feel Well?

Are You Feel Well?

Illness is also one of the many reasons why you missed your period. When your immunity level is down, you will not ovulate and thus leads to a missed or delayed period.

Suffering From Thyroid

Suffering From Thyroid

It is a fairly common problem in women with thyroid disorders to have issues with ovulation and irregular menstrual cycles. Anything which interferes with normal ovulation can cause your period to be late.

Its All About The Pills

Its All About The Pills

Are you on medications or a frequent consumer of pregnancy pills, then it could lead to the problem of missed period. On the other hand, there are some medications which affects the body's well-being including the menstrual cycle.

Miscalculation

Miscalculation

The menstrual cycle varies from woman to woman. The average menstrual cycle is for 28 days. But for some women, it is for 30 days or so. Thus, it gives you another reason why you missed your period.

Schedule Shifts

Schedule Shifts

Changing schedules can really throw off your body clock. It usually affects women who have a fluctuation work timings, like morning and night shifts.

Story first published: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 17:37 [IST]
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