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What are some reasons, besides stress, for my gf's late period?

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Pregnancy : Top 3 answers are "pregnancy" other causes: hormonal, birth control pills (skipping the placebo week or taking seasonale or Depo-Provera shots for example) anorexia thyroid imbalance.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Late period.: 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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