What to do if your period is delayed by 20 days

In modern society, there are more and more young lovers who are pregnant out of wedlock, and gradually there is a view that it is okay to get married if you have children, which is also called divorce novel. Ladies, in order to take care of your boyfriend's feelings, some will not ask boys to wear condoms, which makes it easier to get pregnant. So what should I do if my period is delayed for 20 days? Is it a pregnancy?

What should I do if my period is 20 days late?

If a woman has delayed menstruation, she should first rule out amenorrhea caused by pregnancy. If she is not pregnant and her menstruation is delayed for more than seven days, it is more likely to be caused by endocrine disorders. After this kind of situation occurs, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for an ultrasound and six sex hormone tests. Based on the test results, you can get symptomatic treatment after diagnosis. You don’t need to have too much psychological pressure in your daily life. Pay more attention to rest, don’t stay up late often, and develop a good lifestyle and schedule.

Generally speaking, the normal menstrual cycle is 28-30 days, the menstrual period is 3-7 days, and it is normal for the menstrual period to be one week early or late. A delay of 20 days in menstruation is considered an abnormal phenomenon. Women should pay attention to it and go to a regular hospital as soon as possible to find out the cause. There are several reasons why menstruation is delayed by 20 days:

1. Pregnancy and menstruation are a physiological phenomenon that every healthy adult woman has. If a woman of childbearing age who has sex with men without taking any contraceptive measures has regular menstruation but suddenly stops menstruating, it usually indicates that she may be pregnant. Under normal circumstances, pregnancy occurs after the egg ovulated by a woman combines with the sperm of a man. During pregnancy, the woman no longer has her menstruation. In fact, her menstruation stops immediately after she becomes pregnant. In other words, she will not have her menstruation again during the next menstrual cycle. Menopause is the first and most important sign of pregnancy for women of childbearing age. However, in some situations, such as changes in climate or natural environment, mental stress, excessive fatigue, and taking emergency contraceptives, amenorrhea may also occur, which should be considered and eliminated from all aspects. Generally speaking, for women with regular menstruation, pregnancy can be detected 3 days after amenorrhea, but the success rate is higher if tested after 7 days.

2. Delayed menstruation caused by taking some therapeutic drugs. Some therapeutic drugs have side effects and often cause delayed menstruation. For example, long-term use of emergency contraception. Its characteristic is that the menstrual cycle is usually normal before taking this therapeutic drug, 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, therapeutic drug adjustment is often required.

3. 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.

4. Excessive weight loss causes delayed menstruation. In real life, many women take some weight loss drugs or diet too much in order to control their weight, which leads to delayed menstruation.