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Does Thyroid Problem Cause Delayed Periods?

Posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2015

Question: hello doctor. previously i did sought your advice,thank you for that. now the problem is my gf was to have her periods on 15th XXXXXXX she has not got it til date. she took an ipill on october last year,though i did not ejaculate inside her,rather it was just a single insertion that also a bit,after that she had 3 periods from october to december as usual,the first one being late, and all of them were very heavy. the date were like 5 days apart. what can cause this delay now? she does have thyroid, but not overweight nor under. we are worried.

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It can be due to hormonal imbalance.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX

Thanks for believing me again about your health concern.

Sorry for the delay in my response.

Her period may be delayed due to the hormonal imbalance cause by I-pill or thyroid disorder.

I know you are thinking that I-pill side effects should be resolved in 2-3 cycles, but sometimes effect can last longer also.

So first she should go for ultrasound pelvis and thyroid profile to find out the cause.

As with your information, I understand that there is no sexual contact after October, so there are no chances of pregnancy.

There are other reasons which can cause delayed period like stress, exercise and infection.

Hope it is useful, feel free to ask more questions.

Good luck.
Regards
Dr.Richa

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Richa Agarwal (17 minutes later)

thank you, you are right,there was NO sexual contact after october of that sort, i mean there was no intercourse. She stopped her thyroid pills one month back thinking she was fit to get rid of those. I'll certainly see to her taking the medical tests. Should you advice any exercise?

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
She should restart her medication for thyroid after test.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Nice to hear from you once again.

She should restart her thyroid medication after her thyroid profile.

She should take thyroid medication for life long only dose can change.

Her period may be delayed due to thyroid problem.

No as such no exercise is effective, routine walking is really effective.

Hope it is useful.

Good day

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari

Follow up: Dr. Richa Agarwal (19 minutes later)

alright,thanks, so she just have to wait to start her periods i guess.

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, she should wait for her period.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Yes, she should wait for her period to restart.

But meanwhile she should go for her thyroid profile to restart her medication.

Hope it is useful.

Good day.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj