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Hi im 21 and my question is my period stoped for almost 4 months and i don't understand why?

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Dr. Shirlene Moten answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Many Possibilities!: Amenorrhea is the abscence of a woman's menstral cycle. The most common reason is pregnancy. Other reasons include tumor on the brain, thyroid disease, or certain stressors such as extreme exercise as can occur in olympians, or psychological stress.

Answered 7/4/2013

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