Delay in menses: By the time you missed your period, HCG most of the time is positive. If you have doubts do a serum or blood pregnancy test. If that is negative , the doctor will look for common causes of amenorrhea.
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Repeat in a week.: Reasons for missed/late periods: low body weight, obesity, marked weight ^ or v, over-exercise, endurance athletics, breast-feeding, ^ stress, illness, eating disorders (bulimia or anorexia), anovulatory cycle (no egg released), travel, hormone irregularities, drug use, meds (i.e., birth control) or medical problems (i.e. PCOS). #1 reason is pregnancy.
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