period trouble

so I haven't had my period since july 31. I mad a doctors appointment. and no I am not with child. anyone ever had this happened to them? any ideas what it could be?

 

The only thing I can think of is that when some women are quite a bit underweight their period stops. I don't know if that's the case with you, but that's all I can think of.

 

well I sure as hell not underweight. I weigh about 137-140

 

This is all I found at the moment;

"A: Hi nicoleh, If you are worried about missed periods, know that it is common to skip a period once in a while. If you are sure you are not pregnant, the missed period could be due to: stress, travel, sudden weight gain or weight loss, or increased levels of exercise (missed periods are common in athletes). Your period should straighten out in a month or two. If it does not, see you doctor.. "

"A: I havent had a period in 8 months, I've done tests I'm not pregnant, starting to get a bit worried too,I have put on weght I wondered if that would bea problem, beforemy perods stopped completely they had become very irregular and very very heavy to thepoint that I couldn't standup without blood running down my leg! Also me & my partner haven't used protection since my son was born (he was 3 in december) so I'm quite worried,whats going on I know I should go docs but I'm shy about these things lol but think I may have to give in and go soon! "

http://www.funadvice.com/q/whats_going_on_674

 

Anxiety can cause missed periods. I missed a couple a few years ago, and it was anxiety related for me.

 

I have not seen the doctor yet, i will next week, I am on meds for my depression and sleep and worring, so maybe that's why

 

well that makes sence.

 

changes in stress, diet, exercise, hormones, etc etc could be many things

 

I hope all turns out well

 

about half of the time, they are late. maybe it is just stress, a few months ago, it skiped a whole month like this time

 

me to, I mean I feel like it's going to start but never dose

 

Medication can also affect periods, I know some anti depressants definitely do. So, it's more than likely to be something connected to that.

 

I hope so. thanks for the replys

 

Don't worry, i've never had a period in my life.

 

How old are you?

If you are young, and light for your height (you mentioned weight, but i missed height if you posted it) or (already covered here) have extremely low body fat, skipping one or more periods is perfectly normal.

But, you might want to get a general check just to rule out weirdness like uterine fibroids or such . . . .

 

I am 5,2 and 27 years old. I am on med for thyroid

 

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Jennifer - it could be so many things from stress and depression, to diet and lifestyle, to ovarian cysts, to hormonal imbalance and so on. Every few years my period goes wacky. I didn't get my period at all from 18 to almost 20 and I skipped it from Jan-July of this year.

When I was younger, I went to muliple gyns and specialists who couldn't find anything wrong. The general consensus was "enjoy not having your period, it's more serious when you get it too heavy/too often" which I didn't really appreciate, since I was sitll having cramps and PMS, just no bleeding and it just doesn't seem healthy or normal for a woman not on birth control to stop menstrating. I finally went to an endochrinologist whose tests also came back all normal, but he suspected I could still be pre-diabetic or have PCOS (it doesn't always show in tests). He put me on insulin-regulating medicine called Metformin and after about a month my period returned to normal and I lost all the weight I mysteriously gained over the past 2 years that I couldn't get off no matter what.

In my case it seems as though just because test results don't show anything, it doesn't mean there's nothing wrong. This time around, I don't have medical insurance so I just upped my Metformin and hoped for the best. I seem to be fine now.

You might have to go through a few doctors and many different tests to find a solution, but don't give up and don't let the doctors brush you off and tell you there's nothing wrong. Good luck, let us know what you find out.

 

I know that there is a pill that you take and it makes your period show up the next day. It's only for extreme cases though. I don't remember the name... You have to go to the doctor because you need a prescription for it.

 

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