Top

What Are The Possible Reasons For Irregular Periods?

January 2, 2009



Most women get around twelve menstrual periods a year. There is no need to panic if you are getting more or fewer periods. Irregular periods may be due to different anatomical reasons. However, it is quite common for young women to get irregular periods soon after the first menstrual session.

It might take a few years for the hormones to attain balance and result in monthly menstruation. As a woman reaches menopause, irregular periods are likely. A woman can be considered as having attained menopause when it has been twelve months since she had her last period.

A sexually active woman should consider a missed period as a warning bell of pregnancy. You should consider yourself to be pregnant and should take the necessary precaution until the possibility is ruled out for sure. Home pregnancy test will, more or less, provide a reliable picture.

If you are not pregnant, the most common cause of a sudden disruption of menstrual cycle is weight. However, low weight generally does not make alterations in the menstrual rhythm. On the other hand, obesity is found to make adverse interferences in the period pattern.

Eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia also are found to be a common cause of missed periods. Athletes often get disrupted menstrual cycle due to the strenuous exercise to which their body is exposed. Missed periods are also common in those women who suffer from severe emotional stress and other mental irregularities such as depression. Continuous travel might also break the menstrual cycle abruptly.

You do not have to wonder why you are getting irregular periods if you are taking contraceptive pills or some other hormonal birth control techniques. Hormonal irregularities result in skipped periods. In some women, menstrual cycle does not get initiated at all for a prolonged period as an after effect of hormonal changes. Breast-feeding mothers also experience delay in getting their menstrual cycle resumed.


What's More today?

alt text How to choose the right cookware

Its difficult to think something novel about spoon, knives, forks and plates but you cannot say so for... 

alt text How nutritious is bitter gourd

What comes first in your mind when you think of bitter gourd? Obviously, its strong and bitter taste.... 

alt text How to help your child read better

“Babies are born with the instinct to speak, the way spiders are born with the instinct to spin webs.... 

alt text How to choose right pair of sunglasses

What better idea to protect your eyes by wearing sunglasses that are funky, cool and fashionable. Eye... 

alt text Diabetes and alcohol

A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert after dinner “Much obliged”, said he,... 

alt text How to choose a right panty

Panties not the best thing on earth but next to best thing on earth say a Chinese proverb. Panties are... 

alt text How nutritious is fenugreek

Fenugreek is a wonder herb and its no wonder that Jews customarily eat fenugreek on the occasion of the... 

alt text How to care for your bonsai

If you have a bonsai plant and you always complaint about the bonsai withering and dying, then probably... 

alt text How nutritious is bottle gourd

Bottle gourd is a wonder vegetable that is curing people worldwide and more and more people are accepting... 

alt text Hormones and headache

Hormonal headache occur only in women since a normal female cycle is associated with various hormonal... 

alt text How to improve your handwriting

Have you ever felt that your writing could be as elegant and distinct as the writing of the signers of... 

alt text How to tackle your double chin

Double chin is a chubby layer of skin hanging below your chin. The facial look of a woman can be improved... 

alt text Benefits of fish and cod liver oil

You consume fresh raw green vegetables and fresh fruits to keep yourself healthy and to prevent you from... 

alt text How to tackle wisdom teeth problems

Wisdom teeth usually appear when you are 17-25 years old. These are the last set of teeth to appear.... 

alt text Follow urine therapy to get rid of diseases

Won’t you be horrified if you are told to drink your urine to remain healthy? Won’t you be amazed... 

Bottom