Brick, NJ
A 24-year-old male asked:
Can having posion ivy make your period late?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Agree w Dr. Gabor: 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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Dr. Diane Minichanswered
Family Medicine 38 years experience
It should not: make your period late, If you are sexually active do a pregnancy test.
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Last updated Oct 20, 2015
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