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What Causes Delay In Periods With Negative UPT?

I am 20 days late on my period and i have taken 5 pregnancy test starting from a 5 days after my missed period and they are all negative. I am not wanting a child at this time in life and i have been stressing a lot over why my period has not come. Any suggestions on what to do?
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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There are so many reasons of late menstruation . One very important reason in sexually active young female is pregnancy .that is ruled out by pregnancy kit test but if you have unprotected sexual intercoure you can check hcg level by blood test that is more sensitive and specific At this time ultrasound can also detect pregnancy if any.apart from this few important reasons are excessive exercise .,low body weight , obesity , stress ,few drugs.along with this few conditions such as PCOD , fibroid uterus , hypo or hyperthyroidism can cause menstrual abnormalities . For this you need to consult a gynaecologist .
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What Causes Delay In Periods With Negative UPT?

There are so many reasons of late menstruation . One very important reason in sexually active young female is pregnancy .that is ruled out by pregnancy kit test but if you have unprotected sexual intercoure you can check hcg level by blood test that is more sensitive and specific At this time ultrasound can also detect pregnancy if any.apart from this few important reasons are excessive exercise .,low body weight , obesity , stress ,few drugs.along with this few conditions such as PCOD , fibroid uterus , hypo or hyperthyroidism can cause menstrual abnormalities . For this you need to consult a gynaecologist .