Talking to a trusted friend or family member about what you are going through can help. Carving out small blocks of time for activities that help you relax, such as exercise, yoga, painting, or reading can also help. If you are finding your stress very hard to manage, talking to a therapist with expertise in cognitive behavioural therapy can help you change some of your thinking patterns and learn to cope better.
Excessive exercise and rapid weight loss can result in a missed period. If your caloric intake is very low, the hormones that cause ovulation to happen are suppressed.
If you are underweight, a dietitian can help you plan your dietary intake to promote weight gain. If you are struggling with an eating disorder, there is help out there. Counseling, support groups, self-help strategies, and support from a team of health care providers such as a dietitian, psychiatrist, and your family doctor can all be part of recovery. There are also medications that can help. Contact your doctor or the Canadian Mental Health Association to find resources in your area.
Similarly, if you are using the birth control shot, patch, vaginal ring without removal for the seven day break or have a progestin IUD, you will likely have few or absent periods. Hormonal changes can also result in missing periods. The most common causes of hormone changes are polycystic ovarian syndrome, pituitary tumours , and thyroid disorders. Some medications that can cause a missed period include antidepressants, antipsychotic drugs, chemotherapy agents, and steroids. Many of the causes of amenorrhea are the same as those for a skipped period.
Your period can be absent for a number of reasons:. The most common reason to not get your period is because you are pregnant.
A home pregnancy test can quickly tell you if that is the reason. Most women stop getting their periods in their late 40s or early 50s. The average age is 51 years old. If you breastfeed frequently, including at night-time, you may not get a period for many months. Be aware that you will ovulate prior to getting your period back, so birth control is important if you are not ready to be pregnant again.
While a sudden stressful life event can result in a single missed period, ongoing, high level stress and anxiety can cause your period to stop altogether. Managing stress though self-care, counselling, changing your life circumstances, medication, or other strategies can help you return to having normal periods. Ongoing, dramatic weight loss, from low intake, excessive exercise, gastric bypass surgery, or eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia can stop your period.
This happens because the hormones required for ovulation are not produced. Have your periods been different than what your doctor told you to expect with your birth control? This could mean that they are lighter or heavier or that you have missed periods when you weren't expecting to. Have you missed two periods for no clear reason, such as pregnancy? If a recent home pregnancy test has said that you are not pregnant, then there is no clear reason for your missed periods.
Have your problems lasted more than 2 cycles? These include: Your age. Babies and older adults tend to get sicker quicker. Your overall health. If you have a condition such as diabetes, HIV, cancer, or heart disease, you may need to pay closer attention to certain symptoms and seek care sooner.
Medicines you take. Certain medicines, such as blood thinners anticoagulants , medicines that suppress the immune system like steroids or chemotherapy, herbal remedies, or supplements can cause symptoms or make them worse. Recent health events , such as surgery or injury. These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards or make them more serious. Your health habits and lifestyle , such as eating and exercise habits, smoking, alcohol or drug use, sexual history, and travel.
Try Home Treatment You have answered all the questions. Try home treatment to relieve the symptoms. Call your doctor if symptoms get worse or you have any concerns for example, if symptoms are not getting better as you would expect. You may need care sooner. Pain in adults and older children Severe pain 8 to 10 : The pain is so bad that you can't stand it for more than a few hours, can't sleep, and can't do anything else except focus on the pain. Moderate pain 5 to 7 : The pain is bad enough to disrupt your normal activities and your sleep, but you can tolerate it for hours or days.
Moderate can also mean pain that comes and goes even if it's severe when it's there. Mild pain 1 to 4 : You notice the pain, but it is not bad enough to disrupt your sleep or activities. Shock is a life-threatening condition that may quickly occur after a sudden illness or injury. Adults and older children often have several symptoms of shock. These include: Passing out losing consciousness. Feeling very dizzy or lightheaded, like you may pass out.
Feeling very weak or having trouble standing. Not feeling alert or able to think clearly. You may be confused, restless, fearful, or unable to respond to questions. A few examples are: Aspirin and other medicines called blood thinners that prevent blood clots.
Hormonal forms of birth control, such as birth control pills, Depo-Provera injections, Implanon or Nexplanon implants, and the levonorgestrel IUD Mirena. Hormone therapy. Medicines used to treat cancer chemotherapy. Thyroid medicines. Seek Care Today Based on your answers, you may need care soon. Call your doctor today to discuss the symptoms and arrange for care. If you cannot reach your doctor or you don't have one, seek care today. If it is evening, watch the symptoms and seek care in the morning.
If the symptoms get worse, seek care sooner. Seek Care Now Based on your answers, you may need care right away. Call your doctor now to discuss the symptoms and arrange for care. If you cannot reach your doctor or you don't have one, seek care in the next hour. You do not need to call an ambulance unless: You cannot travel safely either by driving yourself or by having someone else drive you.
You are in an area where heavy traffic or other problems may slow you down. Make an Appointment Based on your answers, the problem may not improve without medical care. Make an appointment to see your doctor in the next 1 to 2 weeks. If appropriate, try home treatment while you are waiting for the appointment. If symptoms get worse or you have any concerns, call your doctor. Call Now Based on your answers, you need emergency care.
Call or other emergency services now. Home Treatment There is no home treatment for missed or irregular periods. But the following information may help you find the cause of your missed or irregular periods: Eat a balanced diet. Being underweight or overweight can cause missed and irregular periods. For more information, see the topics Healthy Eating and Weight Management. If you are an endurance athlete , you may have to cut back on your training.
Be sure to talk with your doctor about hormone and calcium supplements to protect against bone loss if you are missing periods.
For more information, see the topic Fitness. If you think you might be pregnant Do a home pregnancy test if you have had sex since your last period. If the result is positive, practice the following good health habits until you see your doctor: Eat a balanced diet. Do not smoke or use other tobacco products. Do not use alcohol or drugs. Avoid caffeine , or limit your intake to about 1 cup of coffee or tea each day. Do not clean a cat litter box, to avoid the risk of toxoplasmosis.
Avoid people who are ill. Take a vitamin supplement that contains folic acid or a prenatal vitamin. Symptoms to watch for during home treatment Call your doctor if any of the following occur during home treatment: You have early symptoms of pregnancy, such as: Missed periods.
Increased urination. Prolactin is a hormone that the body usually makes during breastfeeding. It can halt menstruation and is the reason why most breastfeeding women do not have periods. In people who are not breastfeeding, a milky discharge from the nipples can signify that the body is making an abnormally high amount of prolactin. Doctors can treat excessive prolactin production with medication. Hypothyroidism , or an underactive thyroid, is a condition in which the thyroid does not produce enough of these hormones.
Hyperthyroidism , or an overactive thyroid, results in the levels of thyroid hormones in the body being too high. People with PCOS have a hormonal imbalance that can affect their overall health and appearance in addition to causing ovarian cysts. Up to 10 percent of women of childbearing age have PCOS and may have enlarged ovaries with clusters of small, benign cysts.
Eating disorders, particularly anorexia , can cause periods to stop. People enter menopause when they have not had a period for at least 12 months.
The average age of people entering menopause in the United States is 52 years old. However, the transition to menopause, known as perimenopause, may cause symptoms that begin at a younger age. Home pregnancy tests can sometimes give a false negative result, indicating that someone is not pregnant when they are. The accuracy of a home pregnancy test varies depending on how and when a person takes it.
Some of the reasons a test may give a false negative result include:. People who miss more than three periods in a row and have a negative pregnancy test result should see a doctor. A person may miss a period as a result of several causes, including specific medical conditions, so it is essential to get a proper diagnosis. To ensure that a home pregnancy test is accurate, people should follow the instructions on the packaging and wait until at least a week after the first day of the missed period before taking the test.
There are many possible causes for irregular periods.
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