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I've heard/read stress and lack of sleep can affect the timing of the menstrual cycle. can those things ever make a period a couple of days early?
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Stress can alter: your menstrual cycle in different ways. It impacts the hormones made by your brain that regulate ovarian and menstrual function.
Answered 5/5/2017
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