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Can weight loss cause you not to have a period?
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Yes: Weight loss in a woman who is not overweight might drop her body fat below the level needed to have normal menstrual cycles and cause a missed period. Very importantly, a common cause of a missed period is a pregnancy, so a woman who misses a period should do a urine pregnancy test. Sometimes, a hormonal disorder or other illness can cause both weight loss and a missed period.
Answered 4/16/2012
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Yes: Weight loss causes amenorrhea - no period.
Answered 3/26/2013
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