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Could fever cause a delay in menstruation?

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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered

Psychiatry 27 years experience

Yes. being ill is a : Potential cause. Other reasons: 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 (polycystic ovary syndrome or asherman’s syndrome). #1 reason is pregnancy.

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