What causes delayed menstruation?

The reasons of delayed menstruation include physiological factors, pathological factors and unhealthy lifestyle. Physiological factors include normal delay and pregnancy. Pathological factors include polycystic ovary syndrome and endometritis. Bad lifestyles include mental stress, depression, and incorrect weight loss methods. Details are as follows:

1. Physiological factors: It is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not need additional treatment. However, if you are considering pregnancy, you should go to the hospital in time for relevant examinations.

(1) Normal delay: it is normal to delay menstruation for less than one week, for example, the normal menstrual cycle is 30 days, and it is also normal to delay menstruation for 7 days within 37 days. Adolescent girls are prone to delayed menstruation due to unstable hormone levels. If the delay is more than 7 days or often delayed, you can consider going to the hospital.

(2) Pregnancy: During pregnancy, because the fetus develops in the uterus, there is no periodic endometrial shedding, so menopause occurs. Menstruation in early pregnancy is easily mistaken for delayed menstruation. People who have recently had sex should rule out the menstrual delay caused by pregnancy, which is generally more than one week.

2. Pathological factors: Common diseases include polycystic ovary syndrome and endometritis. Polycystic ovary syndrome often has delayed menstruation, even once every few months, often accompanied by obesity, acne, hirsutism and other symptoms. It needs active intervention of gynecology and timely treatment.

3, bad lifestyle: mental stress, depression is easy to cause menstrual delay, it is recommended to relax, relax mentality, and properly adjust emotions. In addition, the wrong way to lose weight, such as long-term use of ketogenic diet, not eating carbohydrates, only eating vegetables and protein, is also prone to delayed menstruation.