Causes of delayed menstruation

Many women will have some problems with their menstruation. Irregular menstruation is also a very common gynecological disease. There are many types of irregular menstruation. The most common one is delayed menstruation. Many women do not pay enough attention to the phenomenon of delayed menstruation. They do not understand the reasons for delayed menstruation. Of course, if they do not know the reasons, they cannot do a good job of prevention and treatment, which will also cause more serious phenomena.

Almost every woman will experience delayed menstruation. There are many reasons for delayed menstruation. Delayed menstruation may not only be caused by pregnancy, but other factors such as illness, stress, and some medications can also cause delayed menstruation. Let's take a look at the reasons for delayed menstruation.

There are two types of delayed menstruation: one is normal delayed menstruation, and the other is abnormal delayed menstruation.

Reasons for delayed menstruation

1. Female endocrine hormones are easily affected by various external factors and fluctuate. For example, mood swings, changes in the surrounding environment, temperature changes, etc. can cause endocrine fluctuations and lead to delayed menstruation. In this case, the menstrual period is usually delayed for no more than 1 week.

2. The delay of menstruation after pregnancy is more precisely the cessation of menstruation. The delay of menstruation in this case is also physiological.

Abnormal reasons for delayed menstruation

1. Delayed menstruation caused by ovarian and uterine diseases: Problems with the ovaries and uterus often manifest themselves in menstrual changes, such as ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, etc. The menstrual irregularities caused by these problems must first be treated for the primary disease. After the primary disease is eliminated, menstruation will naturally return to normal.

2. Drugs cause delayed menstruation: Some drugs have side effects that can cause delayed menstruation. For example, birth control pills, the gastrokinetic drug metoclopramide, drugs for treating hyperthyroidism, the Chinese medicine tripterygium wilfordii glycosides, etc.

3. Excessive weight loss causes delayed menstruation: In real life, women who love beauty take some weight loss drugs or excessively diet in order to maintain their figure and control their weight, which may cause delayed menstruation.

4. Mental factors cause delayed menstruation: Excessive mental stress, grief, sadness, anger, broken love and other abnormal emotions often lead to delayed menstruation, and may also be accompanied by breast pain, chest tightness and irritability. Although we are still not sure how much impact too much stress has on the human body, it can indeed affect women's menstrual patterns. A large number of women will experience irregular menstruation when they enter college or change jobs and face new environments, work pressure and other problems.

5. Abnormal thyroid function causes delayed menstruation: Thyroid problems seem to be more common in women. Whether it is hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, it will affect menstruation. When the thyroid gland is overactive, the frequency and volume of menstruation decreases, and the time between periods becomes longer. When the thyroid function is low, the menstrual blood increases and the bleeding time is prolonged, but patients with long-term illness will have less menstruation or even no menstruation.

Female friends should learn more about the causes of delayed menstruation. Generally, it is nothing to worry about if the menstruation is delayed for a few days, but if it is delayed for a long time or is always delayed, you should find out the cause and check in time to see if it is caused by some gynecological diseases. Female friends must pay attention to their physical health and pay attention to abnormal changes in the body.