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Can heavy stress cause a really light and short period for a 20 year old that's on bc? three days long and really light bleeding.
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Quite possibly: Your mind can play a big part in causing your body to have strange things happen when under a lot of stress. Things like rapid heart beat, sweating, and even menstrual irregularities. Please talk things over with your family physician
Answered 5/14/2014
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