What should I do if my period is delayed for 17 days?

The arrival of menstruation is something every woman looks forward to every month, but is also very annoyed by. Some women's menstruation comes on time every month, while some women's menstruation is always irregular. However, they are too embarrassed to ask the doctor, so they keep it in their hearts and it becomes a long-term worry. So, what is the reason why menstruation is delayed by 17 days? Let us follow the editor to look at the factors.

For women of childbearing age who have had sexual life, when their menstruation is delayed, they often doubt whether it is menstruation abnormality or they are pregnant. This problem is a very common phenomenon in daily life. If your menstrual cycle has always been normal, with no signs of delay, and there are some signs of pregnancy, you should use an early pregnancy test strip to test your urine on the fifth day after your delayed period (or the fifth day calculated from the start of your period). If the test result is positive, you should have a gynecological pelvic examination. If the cervix changes to purple-blue, the uterus is full or enlarged, and there may be accompanying symptoms such as breast tenderness and nausea, you can be diagnosed with pregnancy. Of course, B-ultrasound can also quickly determine whether you are pregnant.

Psychological factors such as mental tension, stress, and environmental changes may affect endocrine system. In addition, although ovarian functional problems or taking hormones or certain medications can delay menstruation, they may also disrupt the body's endocrine patterns, cause endocrine disorders, affect ovulation, and cause delayed or irregular menstruation.

Endometrial damage, ovarian disease, premature ovarian failure, and even certain chronic diseases such as chronic hepatitis, tumors, tuberculosis, hypothyroidism, aplastic anemia and severe iron deficiency anemia, etc., are wasting diseases and therefore can cause delayed menstruation due to nutritional deficiencies. There are many reasons for delayed menstruation. Among them, improper uterine surgery, abortion surgery, etc., which cause cervical adhesion and menstrual blood stasis, thus causing delayed menstruation is also a common reason.

After reading the above introduction about the delay of menstruation for 17 days, I believe everyone has their own ideas in their minds, but don’t be anxious or afraid. These are normal reactions. As long as everyone pays more attention to keeping warm, maintain adequate sleep time, avoid too much mood swings, and always maintain an optimistic and positive attitude, if necessary, use Chinese medicine to regulate the body appropriately.