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Im19 yr old female, weigh 240lbs(have for 5 yrs), no stress, regular periods, tryin to get pregnant. no period for 73 days. neg. hpt?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Reasons?: Missed/late period: low body wt, obesity, weight ^ or v, ^exercise, endurance athletics, breast-feeding, stress, illness, eating disorders (bulimia or anorexia), anovulatory cycle (no egg released), travel, perimenopause, just starting menstruation, hormone irregularities, drug use, meds (i.e., birth control) or medical problems (i.e., polycystic ovary syndrome). #1 reason is pregnancy.

Answered 9/26/2013

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