How would significant weight loss affect a woman's mentrual cycle?!


Question: If a woman loses a lot of weight quickly, the body believes that it can not sustain a second life at that time (fools the body into thinking it is starving), so it pushes the period back, even if a woman has enough fat at the time. If a woman dips below 15% body fat, a menstrual cycle can stop completely until she increases her body fat percentage.


Answers: If a woman loses a lot of weight quickly, the body believes that it can not sustain a second life at that time (fools the body into thinking it is starving), so it pushes the period back, even if a woman has enough fat at the time. If a woman dips below 15% body fat, a menstrual cycle can stop completely until she increases her body fat percentage.

A certain percentage of body fat is required to produce enough estrogen to produce a period, so if anorexic, then menses could cease completely.
RN

It can cause it to get off schedule, and be really short/light, or stop completely.


Girl with anorexia often stop getting their period.





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