Why is my period delayed for 5 days?

Delayed menstruation means that a woman's menstrual period comes more than 7 days later than the normal menstrual cycle. The normal cycle of women is 28-30 days. It is still normal if it is 7 days earlier or later. The length of the cycle varies from person to person. If a woman finds that her period is delayed for more than a week, it is considered delayed menstruation. There are many factors that affect your menstrual period, let’s discuss them below.

The reasons for the early delay:

If the menstrual period is delayed for more than a week and women who have regular sexual intercourse should pay attention to whether they are pregnant and do a urine pregnancy test. If it is confirmed that they are pregnant, further tests should be done to distinguish whether it is an intrauterine pregnancy or an ectopic pregnancy, and corresponding treatment should be given.

In addition to pregnancy, delayed menstruation may also be due to abnormal secretion of female hormones, endocrine disorders, or abnormal reactions when women are taking certain medical treatments. The most common reason for delayed menstruation is menstrual irregularities. Adolescent women or women in menopause often have abnormal estrogen and progesterone secretions due to unstable uterus and ovaries, which causes the endometrium to fall irregularly.

Frequent non-menstrual bleeding can easily cause other gynecological diseases. First of all, frequent vaginal bleeding in women can easily cause urinary tract inflammation, and frequent excessive blood loss can easily lead to anemia in women. If the endometrium is only controlled by estrogen on a regular basis, it can easily cause endometrial lesions and cause endometrial symptoms such as polyps and even endometrial cancer.

In addition, it should be noted that the relative excitement and decrease of thyroid hormone may also affect the metabolism of ovarian growth hormone, resulting in amenorrhea or amenorrhea. For patients who have eliminated other gynecological diseases that cause delayed menstruation, they should pay attention to the examination of thyroid cysts and pituitary glands to find out the real cause of delayed menstruation and then carry out targeted treatment.