Menstrual period is suddenly delayed. Do you know these causes?

Regular menstruation is a very reassuring thing for women, but some women usually have regular menstruation, but suddenly it is delayed, which is another matter. A sudden delay in menstruation may be caused by surgery, or by taking some medications with side effects. Of course, the most important point is that it may be caused by pregnancy. You may want to check the reasons for delayed menstruation and then carry out targeted treatment.

Causes of sudden delay in menstruation

1. Surgery

For example, intrauterine surgery may cause cervical adhesions, which may lead to menstrual blood stasis and suddenly delay menstruation.

2. The effect of the drug

Not all medications will cause delayed menstruation, but some medications will affect menstrual regularity, such as sedatives, sleeping pills, antidepressants, etc. It will affect the secretion of sex hormones in the brain, so the menstrual cycle may be affected. For example, endocrine disorders after long-term use of contraceptives can also cause delayed menstruation.

3. Pregnancy

After the menstruation is delayed for 7 days, you can use the "Early Pregnancy Test Strip" to test the urine. If the result is positive, it is very likely that you are pregnant. If the "Early Pregnancy Test Strip" is negative, the opposite is true. But if you are pregnant, there will be other symptoms such as nausea, breast tenderness, etc. Of course, the best way is to go to the hospital for an ultrasound examination.

4. Others

Such as psychological factors such as mental tension, stress, environmental changes, and some diseases that affect endocrine system.

Although we are still not sure how much impact too much stress has on the human body, it can indeed affect women's menstrual patterns. A large number of women experience delayed menstruation when they enter college or change jobs and face new environments, work pressure and other problems.

The harm of irregular menstruation

A survey conducted by an institution on irregular menstruation found that 57.06% of the participating women said they would not seek medical treatment for irregular menstruation. Irregular menstruation may not seem to cause much harm to the body in the short term, but it actually hides countless health risks.

Irregular menstruation is closely related to infertility caused by anovulation. Infertility caused by the failure of the ovaries to ovulate is called anovulatory infertility. The clinical manifestations of anovulatory infertility are changes in the amount, color, and quality of menstrual periods. The menstrual cycle is either advanced or delayed, or even amenorrhea, and infertility for many years. In addition, irregular menstruation indicates endocrine disorders in the body. Over time, it will increase the risk of other diseases, such as endometrial cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc.