Reasons for delayed menstruation for a week

Many women are very irregular when they have their periods, but there is a limit to irregularity. Some women start to panic after their periods are delayed for a week, and thus fail to find out why they have this symptom in time. Some girls do not pay attention to the delay of their periods, thinking that this phenomenon has nothing to do with them. In fact, there are many reasons for the delay of one week in menstruation, but people often do not know much about them. Let's take a look at them together:

1. Pregnancy: Female friends can use early pregnancy test strips to test urine one week after the menstruation is delayed. If the result is positive, it is possible that you are pregnant. If the result is negative, you are not pregnant.

2. Side effects of drugs: For example, if female friends take birth control pills for a long time, it is a common reason for menstruation to be delayed by one week.

3. In addition, a one-week delay in menstruation may also be caused by surgery: such as intrauterine surgery, which may cause cervical adhesions and lead to menstrual blood stasis, resulting in delayed menstruation.

4. Delayed menstruation in female friends may be caused by psychological factors, which may not be related to endocrine disorders, so it should be taken seriously by everyone.

5. Irregular living habits. According to research, women exposed to cold during menstruation will experience excessive contraction of blood vessels in the pelvis, which can cause oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea. Therefore, women should have a regular daily life, avoid excessive fatigue, and especially keep away from cold and damp during menstruation.

6. Abnormal emotions: Long-term mental depression, sulking, or severe mental stimulation and psychological trauma can lead to menstrual disorders or dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea. This is because menstruation is caused by the stimulation of the endometrium by hormones secreted by the ovaries, and the hormones secreted by the ovaries are controlled by the release of hormones from the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. Therefore, any abnormality in the function of the ovaries, pituitary gland, or hypothalamus will affect menstruation.

7. Excessive dieting: Expert studies have shown that girls need body fat to account for at least 17% of their body weight to have their first menstruation, and body fat must reach at least 22% of their 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, or even causing scanty menstruation or amenorrhea. Therefore, women who pursue a slim figure must not diet blindly.

The above is an introduction to the reasons why menstruation is delayed by one week. Whether you have such symptoms or not, you can take a look at it. It is always harmless to understand it clearly. If you accidentally encounter such a phenomenon one day, don’t panic. After thinking about the reason, make timely improvements and then go to the hospital for a check-up. If it is normal, there will be no problem, but if it is abnormal, it must be treated.