A 31-year-old member asked:
What can cause delayed menstrual period?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
30 years experience
The list is long: Always check for pregnancy. Other causes: chronic illness, acute weight changes, endocrine disorders, stress - just to name a few.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Delayed 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. #1 reason is pregnancy.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What medicines can cause a delayed menstrual period?
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Dr. Valentin Drezaliuanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 22 years experience
Depo provera (medroxyprogesterone): This medication is notorious for delaying your periods for months or even years.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Could stress be the cause of a delayed menstrual period?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Yes: 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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A 43-year-old member asked:
What are the reasons of delayed menstrual period at 13?
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Dr. Jumnah Thanapathyanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 48 years experience
Physiologocal: This can be mostly your body adapting to the hormones.
Other pathology and pregnancy must be excluded. Consult your pedi.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What medicines delay menstrual period?
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Dr. Guy VanDellanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 25 years experience
Birth control pills: Birth control pills can be used to alter menstrual cycles.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Delayed menstrual period after delivering normal?
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Dr. Walter Kobasaanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 39 years experience
Yes: The period could return in 2-6 weeks or longer. If you are breast feeding the time might even be longer.
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