What Causes Delay In Menstrual Bleeding?

Posted on Fri, 17 Feb 2017

Question: hi doc

i m late in my periods by 4 days. today is 32nd day...i took home pregnancy test using prega news but it have me negative results.pls help.my thyroid levels are within the range

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Other hormonal disorders should be ruled out

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand the concerns.
Delayed periods can be due to pregnancy, stress or hormonal imbalance like hypothyroidism, hyperprolactinemia or polycystic ovarian syndrome.
If the urine pregnancy test is negative, then the pregnancy is ruled out.
Since your thyroid hormone levels are normal, ither hormonal imbalance should be ruled out getting prolactin levels and ultrasound tested and further treatment should be done accordingly.
This is because the these disorders are commonly associated with hypothyroidism.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Deepti Verma (31 minutes later)

can the urine test be wrong?

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Unlikely to be wrong

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear, the urine pregnancy test is unlikely to be wrong unless the kit is defective.
You can confirm by doing a urine pregnancy test with a kit of different brand ( I can, Velocit).
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana