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If i have period every 28 days i wasnot exercise i start exercise then i have period every 29 days does that mean exercise lower my estrogen level?

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not necessarily: Exercise, stress and weight loss can alter the delicate balance of hormones from the hypothalamus and pituitary gland that control your menses. In your case this resulted in a delay in the fall in estrogen and progesterone, that precedes menstruation, by one day.

Answered 8/4/2015

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