Can excercising really stop you period for a while?!
Question:
Can excercising really stop you period for a while?
well my friend is in track and cross country, and at one point she didnt get her period from february til late may. (my friend is 15) she went to her doctor to figure out what was wrong with her period and the doctor said that intense periods of activity will slow down your period. well after hearing this i got a little confused cause i play tennis like every single day for like 3 hours at very least, and my period hasn't held off like hers had. i'm just curious if this is true, if excercise can really slow down your period, and if so how much excercise is needed? i really dont care cause i just want to slow down this stupid period i hate it. also had anyone else had the same thing happen to them and if so how much did they excercise?
Answers:
I was a gymnast during my teens (in gym for at least 2 hours a day) and didn't get my period until I stopped doing so much gymnastics at the age of 16. I was skin and bone. Even then my period was very light when I stopped gymnastics.
It's only when you have very low body fat that your period is affected.