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Does Stress Cause Irregular Periods?

Hi. I'm recently married so I shifted from calcutta to bangaore. and joined a new job and lost my borther 2months back. I have not had my periods for 2 months i have tested i'm not pregnant, i'm getting left lower abdominal pains a s well. i was wondering is this out of stress or could it be something else
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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hii dear
yes stress can affect your menstrual cycle

because sometimes stress can changes hormonal level
hormonal irregularity can cause irregular periods

but you have to rule out other factors also which might be reason of irregular period

for stress you have to do like this to reduce stress



1st you have to concentrate over schedule
stress free schedule
regular exercise
meditations and yoga
deep breathing exercise
progressive muscle relaxation method is very useful. plz read on google for procedure
proper sleep
healthy diet
identify small small risk factor and try to modified it
avoid smoking and drinking
all of useful to you

listening music
enjoy your hobbies
do pleasurable activities
feel free
thank u

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Does Stress Cause Irregular Periods?

hii dear yes stress can affect your menstrual cycle because sometimes stress can changes hormonal level hormonal irregularity can cause irregular periods but you have to rule out other factors also which might be reason of irregular period for stress you have to do like this to reduce stress 1st you have to concentrate over schedule stress free schedule regular exercise meditations and yoga deep breathing exercise progressive muscle relaxation method is very useful. plz read on google for procedure proper sleep healthy diet identify small small risk factor and try to modified it avoid smoking and drinking all of useful to you listening music enjoy your hobbies do pleasurable activities feel free thank u