The menstrual cycle has a characteristic feature - regularity. In a healthy woman, menstruation begins on average after 25 days, a cycle of three to four weeks is considered the norm. Small delays are also acceptable - up to 5 days, but only in rare cases. As a rule, during vitamin deficiency in the spring, many women lose their cycle and they observe the absence of menstruation, which is also considered the norm. In other cases, irregular menstruation should be alarming.
Reasons for the delay
The most common cause of a lack of menstruation is
pregnancy. It is possible to exclude a successful conception only if there was no sex life in the last month. In other cases, it is worth doing a test. Relying on contraceptives is not necessary, they do not give a 100% guarantee, there is still a 3% probability of becoming pregnant .The second reason is inflammation of the appendages (adnexitis). The absence of menstruation is the main symptom of this disease. Inherent will also be severe pain in the abdomen or on the side, in the lower back, yellow discharge from the vagina. To make a diagnosis, you will need to do an ultrasound, after which you must definitely consult a gynecologist for treatment. It is worth noting that adnexitis in most cases leads to infertility.
A cyst on the internal reproductive organs is the third reason. The absence of menstruation provokes the so-called cyst of the corpus luteum. Along with this, a woman during menstruation is tormented by severe pain.
Climax During menopause, a woman begins to go astray. Menstruation may be absent for months. It is believed that if menstruation does not occur in a year, then it will never happen again.
Other female diseases - endometriosis, cervical erosion, adhesions, cancer, infections can also disrupt the cycle.
After abortion
Medical or surgical abortion has an unpleasant effect on a woman’s health. The safest consequence is a cycle disruption. The absence of menstruation after an abortion is considered normal due to hormonal malfunction in the body. Only it should last no more than three months. At the same time, menstruation will still come with a maximum delay of two weeks. If the period is extended, then it is necessary to consult a specialist. It is possible that the embryo was not completely removed or that the organs were damaged as a result of the operation.
After childbirth
The absence of menstruation after childbirth is considered the norm. At first, the woman in labor gives off lochia - blood clots from the uterus. They can last up to one and a half months, after which they stop. If a woman does not breast-feed, then menstruation immediately comes. In the case of breastfeeding, ideally, menstruation will occur only after the cessation of lactation. However, each female body has an individuality, so menstruation can begin immediately after suckers.
Separately, it is worth noting that after giving birth for the first time, the absence of menstruation should not scare the woman in labor. The body needs time to restore its strength and hormonal levels to regulate the onset of menstruation.
A long delay with a negative test is an occasion to contact a gynecologist. The disease must be eradicated at the very beginning, so as not to suffer from the consequences and complications.