My period is delayed for several days. What's going on?

There is one annoying thing for women, and that is the issue of menstruation. It is inconvenient if the menstruation comes early, and it is even more worrying if the menstruation is delayed. The normal menstrual cycle is generally 21-35 days, with an average of 28 days. The menstrual period is closely related to various internal and external factors such as physical fitness, mental state, and environment. Generally, early menstruation or delayed menstruation for 7 days is a normal physiological phenomenon, but if it has not come for more than seven days, you need to check whether you are pregnant or have some disease.

What’s going on if my period is delayed for several days?

1. Pregnancy: How many days of delayed menstruation can detect pregnancy? Generally, you can check whether you are pregnant 7 days after having sex. If a woman of childbearing age has had sex before and her period is delayed for more than a week, you can consider whether she is pregnant. There are many ways to determine whether you are pregnant. The most common one is to use early pregnancy test strips. Of course, using early pregnancy test strips to detect pregnancy is not necessarily accurate. If you want to know accurately whether you are pregnant, going to the hospital for a B-ultrasound examination is a quick way to determine whether you are pregnant.

2. Health condition: Women who suffer from long-term malnutrition will have abnormal menstruation.

3. Uterine disease: Uterine disease is considered to be the most common cause of amenorrhea. Diseases of the uterus itself can cause various abnormal manifestations of menstruation.

4. Mental condition: Missing menstruation may also be related to mental condition. Menstruation is caused by a series of changes in the uterus, ovaries and uterus under the control of the central nervous system. A person's spirit, logical thinking, mentality, etc. all belong to the activities of the cerebral cortex. If the mind is overstimulated and the activity of the cerebral cortex is affected, menstrual disorders will occur.

5. Chronic diseases: Women with severe anemia, severe tuberculosis and diabetes will have abnormal menstruation or even no menstruation.

6. Diseases of the uterus, ovaries and pituitary gland: Damage to the uterus and ovaries or removal due to disease, and pituitary gland tumors can all cause menstrual abnormalities or disappearance.

7. Changes in lifestyle or living environment: Some women like to stay up late, drink cold drinks or eat cold foods, diet too much, etc. This unhealthy lifestyle has a great impact on women's normal menstruation. A regular daily life can keep menstruation regular. In addition, changes in living environment may also affect the arrival of menstruation. For example, colder temperatures may cause menstruation to be delayed.

8. Endocrine: It is mainly due to the imbalance of luteinizing hormone and ovulatory hormone in the uterus and ovaries, which may cause menstrual cramps.

9. Drug factors: Taking emergency contraceptives, weight loss products and other drugs will also affect women's menstruation. Generally, hormone drugs have an impact on women's endocrine system. If they are taken for a long time, it will affect women's normal menstruation and may cause delayed menstruation.