Missed period! HELP!!?!
Question:
Missed period! HELP!!?
I am 21 and NOT sexually active. I haven't had my period for over 2 months. I just had a checkup with my gyno, and she didn't detect any problems (I was mailed a card saying so). When she asked when my last period was, I told her I wasn't sure, but it has been awhile. I am on summer vacation, too, so it's not like I am overly stressed.
What in the heck could it be!?!
It's making me a little nervous now, even though the doc didn't detect anything...
Answers:
Well there could be a number of reasons
If you are underweight, your periods may stop with no obvious reasons. If your body is undernourished it will not waste energy on menstruation. If this is the case (and by the way, you dont have to go skeletor skinny, just a few pounds under - the main sign is upset stomach and fuzzy fine white hair on your body) If you dont eat a lot of iron - red meat or dark green veg this could be the reason.
At 21 you can be very irregular. Stress, weight loss, weight gain, drinking, other partying...(especially), all kinds of things can throw off your cycle - grapefruit juice, sweet potatoes, some antibiotics . 2 months with no ovulation (and so no period) is not strange. If you are on any form of birth control pill this can also affect you. There are cases when girls just dont want their period, and it doesnt happen. The mind has a huge control over the body
If nothing happens next month, see your doctor. Other than that, dont worry about it