Menstruation is one of the main natural processes in the body of a healthy girl or woman. Any malfunctions associated with the reproductive system should be taken seriously. After all, the reasons for this can be very diverse: from pregnancy to dangerous diseases. With a delay in the girls, the question immediately arises: “Why do not the periods begin?” A detailed overview of the most popular causes of cycle disruption will help you get an answer.
Puberty
In girls, menstruation usually begins from 12-14 years and coincides with puberty, more precisely, is its main indicator. But the hormonal background is formed a little later, which is why delays can be observed.
Often after the first menstruation, girls worry about why menstruation does not start a second time for a long time. This is absolutely normal; it can take from one to two years to establish a regular cycle. So even if a young girl has not had her period for a month, don’t panic. However, if the delay lasts more than six months, you should consult a doctor, as in the case of an unidentified cycle after two years. Sometimes
puberty is significantly delayed, and for girls aged 16-17, only the first menstruation begins. The question immediately arises: “Can menstruation not start at all?” Of course not, but in this case the girl’s mother should sound the alarm, because this can be a signal about dangerous diseases of the reproductive system.
Pregnancy
Why do not come monthly The answer to this question can be one of the most common causes - pregnancy. After the fertilization of the egg, menstruation ends before the birth of the baby, and also captures part of the lactation period. Moreover, for some it may take 1-2 months, while others part with the menstrual period until the very end of the lactation period (1-2 years). The reason for this is prolactin production. It is so strong that it suppresses all other female hormones in the body. If you have refused breastfeeding, then the menstrual cycle should return to normal after 1.5-2 months.
Abortion and miscarriage
As a result of an abortion or miscarriage, a woman experiences severe hormonal stress. The surgical abortion procedure also leads to a violation of the integrity of the uterine mucosa, and plus everything is often accompanied by severe blood loss. Therefore, even a prolonged delay in menstruation in this case is quite possible.
Stress and depression
Women are very sensitive to various mental shocks. All sorts of quarrels, conflicts with colleagues or superiors and even family scenes can affect the menstrual cycle.
Frequent emotional upheavals will probably lead to slight delays - up to several days. Also,
menstruation does not regularly go to girls as students. The need to combine work and study, chronic lack of sleep, severe overwork, exams and worries about grades can negatively affect the cycle. Strong stress should not be excluded from this list. Could there be no periods due to a fracture or injury, an extreme situation experienced or the death of a loved one? Of course, yes, because in a state of severe stress in the body, protective mechanisms are activated, which can lead to a small change in the cycle. This is due to the female peculiarity, since in critical and adverse environmental conditions, nature warns the girl from the possible appearance of offspring.
Climate change
Going to another country, especially to another continent, be prepared for irregular menstruation. The acclimatization process does not always go smoothly, so often the menstruation can begin ahead of schedule or, conversely, be delayed for several weeks. It is also worth paying attention to changing the time zone. Your biological clock will be rebuilt under new conditions, which may lead to changes in the cycle. Remember that going to hot countries, you should not be in the sun for a very long time, this can also cause a delay. The same applies to visiting the solarium.
Overweight or underweight
You are not pregnant, do not have any gynecological diseases, are not subject to stress and anxiety, and consider yourself a completely healthy woman. So why do not start your period? Perhaps you should pay attention to weight problems. Moreover, the failure of the menstrual cycle can occur both from obesity and from excessive thinness. Critical excess weight can lead to disruption of the reproductive system, as fat mass will put pressure on vital organs. In another case, if you are underweight during your height, your periods may stop altogether. This is due to the fact that the body starts the mechanism of self-defense, and all processes will be aimed at maintaining life support.
Diets and weight loss
In the race for the perfect figure, women are ready to go even to the most extreme measures, and most often they torment themselves by starvation. However, it is worth remembering that a sharp decrease in the amount of calories entering the body can lead to long delays, since in this case the protective functions are turned on
. Thus, the body decides that it has found itself in adverse conditions, and will direct all its efforts to the "conservation" of energy. As a result, the reproductive system stops working for a while. Even if you decide to lose weight with diets, you need to do it right. Carefully monitor the diet, do not allow an acute shortage of one of the links of the BJU. A sharp deficiency, as well as an excess of one of the components, can lead not only to problems with the gastrointestinal tract, but also disrupt the regularity of menstruation.
Excessive exercise
It is believed that sport does not harm anyone, but you should not expose yourself to excessive loads, as you risk violating your menstrual cycle. Also, delays are often found in women who engage in heavy physical labor or perform men's work.
Hormonal contraceptives
Sometimes women resort to emergency contraception. Pills with a huge amount of hormones can help them with this. But it is worthwhile to understand that their use often leads to a long delay. Also, a violation can occur if you have used contraceptives for a long time, and then decided to stop taking it to plan a pregnancy. The body temporarily ceases to work in the previous mode, since for a long time it was subordinated to hormones coming from outside. This phenomenon is called “ovarian hyperbraking”. In a woman, the egg ceases to ripen for a while, which is why menstruation does not begin. But after 2, in the rare case of 3 cycles, everything will return to normal.
Body intoxication
The stomach does not hurt, menstruation does not begin, what is the reason? The answer may be hiding in a strong intoxication of the body. If a woman’s work is associated with harmful production, where she is exposed to chemical or radioactive effects, then in the future this can lead to problems with the menstrual cycle. Also, do not forget that the female body reacts very negatively to smoking, as well as to the use of drugs and alcohol. Long-term exposure to these reagents can lead not only to short-term delays, but also to infertility.
Medications
Various drugs affect the woman’s menstrual cycle very strongly. If you are overly keen on using anabolic and painkillers, be prepared for repeated delays. Do not often resort to the treatment of psychological diseases with the help of antidepressants. It can also negatively affect the regularity of the cycle. It is better to give preference to folk remedies and soothing medicinal herbs. Often, many diseases have to be treated with antibiotics, which not only negatively affect the beneficial microflora of the vagina, but also lead to a sharp decrease in the total hormonal background. That is why menstruation does not come for a long time after serious colds, diseases of the stomach and bladder.
Ovarian dysfunction
Why do not menstruation begin for more than a week? If you asked this question, then in case of exclusion of pregnancy, you should contact a gynecologist and examine the ovaries. The most common causes are hypothermia of the pelvic organs, disruption of the thyroid gland and other malfunctions and malfunctions in the body. In any case, it is worth visiting a doctor to do a laboratory blood test, visit an endocrinologist and undergo an ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries.
Gynecological diseases
The most common cause of delay is various gynecological diseases. Any inflammation of the organs of the reproductive system can adversely affect the work of the ovaries and disrupt the cycle (for example, diseases of the cervix, fibroids, endometritis, cysts, adenomyosis and tumor processes in the genitourinary system). Symptoms of these diseases can be all kinds of pulling and stitching pains, uncharacteristic discharge and menstrual irregularities. In this case, you should seek qualified medical help or a specialist consultation.
Climax
For a long time, the stomach does not hurt, menstruation does not begin for a long time? What happened? Perhaps you just have a menopause. In women after forty, a gradual extinction of reproductive function begins. Strong hormonal changes cause the ovaries to end, and the cycle can be very irregular. After crossing the threshold of childbearing age, menstruation may stop altogether. However, for some women, this can happen at age 45, while for others - well beyond 60.