What's wrong with my period being delayed for more than two months?

For most women, it is normal for menstruation to be delayed by no more than seven days. However, if menstruation is delayed for more than two months, women need to pay attention to it because it may be because they have exercised a lot and consumed a lot of energy in the previous period, and the nutrition and energy supplemented by the body are not enough to meet the body's needs. The body will produce a defensive reaction, leading to pseudo-amenorrhea.

Anyone who is over 18 years old and has not yet had menstruation is called primary amenorrhea; it is mostly caused by congenital abnormalities, including abnormal development of the ovaries or Müllerian tissue. After the menstrual cycle is established, the absence of menstruation for more than two consecutive months is called secondary amenorrhea, which is mostly caused by secondary diseases.

In real life, there are many women with irregular menstruation. Although delayed menstruation does not cause any discomfort, the harm over time is still very serious. Long-term menstrual irregularities can lead to endocrine disorders in women and seriously cause infertility. Next, let’s understand the reasons why menstruation is delayed by 2 months!

1. If a woman who has had sexual activity recently finds that she has not had her period for 2 months, she should check whether she is pregnant. Because "menopause" is the first sign of pregnancy. If you have not had sexual intercourse or have tested pregnancy, then consider other factors.

2. Abnormal emotions, such as long-term mental depression, mental tension, or severe mental stimulation and psychological trauma, can lead to menstrual disorders or dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea. This is because menstruation is caused by the hormones secreted by the ovaries acting on the endometrium. The hormones secreted by the ovaries are controlled by the hormones released by the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. Therefore, any abnormality in the function of the ovaries, pituitary gland, or hypothalamus will affect menstruation.

3. When women are exposed to cold during menstruation, the blood vessels in the pelvis will contract excessively, leading to delayed menstruation. Therefore, women should pay attention to preventing cold and avoiding dampness during menstruation in their daily life.

4. A girl’s body fat must account for at least 17% of her body weight before she can have her first menstruation, and her body fat must reach at least 22% of her body weight to maintain a normal menstrual cycle. Excessive dieting will cause a large amount of fat and protein in the body to be consumed due to insufficient energy intake, resulting in estrogen synthesis disorders and obvious estrogen deficiency, affecting menstruation and causing scanty menstruation or amenorrhea. Therefore, women who pursue a slim figure must not diet blindly.

5. Certain ingredients and alcohol in cigarettes can interfere with physiological processes related to menstruation and cause menstrual disorders. Among women who smoke and drink excessively, 25% to 32% go to the hospital for treatment due to amenorrhea. Among women who smoke more than one pack of cigarettes a day or drink more than 100 ml of strong liquor, the incidence of menstrual disorders is three times that of women who do not smoke or drink. Therefore, women should not smoke and drink less alcohol.