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Delayed menstrual period
When you get pregnant, rising hormone levels prevent you from shedding the uterine lining at the time you'd expect to have your period. You can also miss your period if you're not pregnant. Other possible causes of amenorrhea include: weight gain or loss, hormonal problems, tension, stress, breastfeeding, and discontinuing birth control pills or birth control injections.
How long it usually lasts:
Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)
How common is it?
Very rare
Body locations
Pelvis
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What medicines delay menstrual period?
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