My period was very regular but suddenly it was delayed by 20 days

Due to the busy work, irregular daily life and poor sleep quality, the health of most women is threatened. Do you know what is the reason for a woman's menstruation to be delayed by 20 days? Do you know what is the main reason for the delay of menstruation for single women?

What is the reason for a 20-day delay in menstruation?

1. Excessive weight loss causes delayed menstruation

In real life, many women take some weight loss drugs or go on a diet to control their weight, which leads to delayed menstruation. In this case, if the time is short-term, the menstrual cycle can be restored naturally, but for those who are older, the menstrual cycle can usually be restored by taking medicine.

2. Reasons for delayed menstruation

Delayed menstruation caused by taking some medicines: Some medicines have side effects and often cause delayed menstruation. For example, long-term use of emergency contraception and birth control pills.

Its characteristic is that the menstrual cycle is usually normal before taking this medicine, and is delayed after taking it. If the taking time is very short, it often recovers after stopping taking it. If the taking time is too long, drug adjustment is often required.

3. Menstrual delay caused by mental factors

If you suddenly experience abnormal emotions such as mental stress, anxiety, grief, sadness, anger, or heartbreak, it will often cause delayed menstruation. In such cases, you will usually experience breast pain, anxiety, and discomfort. Such a situation generally does not require treatment, but sometimes the menstrual period is delayed and Chinese herbal medicine can be taken for dialectical treatment.

4. Chronic diseases cause delayed menstruation

Some chronic active diseases often cause delayed menstruation due to malnutrition. Common ones include chronic hepatitis, tuberculosis, tumors, hypothyroidism, severe iron deficiency anemia, aplastic anemia, etc., which often cause delayed menstruation.

The above-mentioned diseases often have obvious symptoms, generally appear abnormal and are not easily misdiagnosed. Once the above symptoms occur, the primary disease should be treated as soon as possible, and the menstruation will naturally resume after the primary disease is cured.

Reasons for delayed menstruation: gynecological diseases

1. Cervical adhesion

There is menstruation, but the menstruation cannot be discharged normally due to adhesion of the cervix and accumulates in the uterus. The patient will have regular abdominal pain. B-ultrasound examination can show shadows in the uterine cavity. It is usually necessary to go to the hospital for cervical dilation. If this situation is not improved in time, it will cause uterine endometriosis.

2. Premature ovarian failure

It is caused by an abnormality in the ovaries. The main symptoms are often delayed menstruation, infrequent menstruation, amenorrhea and infertility. Symptoms similar to menopause such as vaginal dryness, difficulty in ejaculation, sweating and insomnia may occur.

3. Polycystic ovarian syndrome

In addition to infrequent menstruation, it also has three other characteristics: anovulation, obesity, and excessive hair growth. This disease can not only cause irregular menstruation and infertility, but also is likely to increase the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, and endometrial cancer.

4. Abnormal thyroid hormone

Problems with thyroid cysts seem to be more common in women. Whether the thyroid hormone is too high or too low, it will affect the menstrual period. When the thyroid hormone is more hyperactive, the menstrual frequency decreases, the menstrual volume decreases, and the time interval between two menstrual periods lengthens. When thyroid hormone is not high, menstruation increases and bleeding lasts longer, but patients with a long illness will have less and less menstruation, or even no menstruation.