Can something else cause you not to start your period?

Question

I am a mother of four kids so I should know all this but I'm 2 months late. I took a preg. test but it came out neg. I have never been more than 3 weeks late before. Could something else cause someone not to start their period?

My weight has only changes 5 pounds, I'm 27 so i don't believe its menopause...

Answer 1

Stress, diet, weight gain/loss, exercise, medicines, etc. I would make an appt with a doctor if I were you. Have them check to see if you are preg or not then try to find the cause of your late period.

Answer 2

Pregnancy is often the first thought when a period is missed, but there are many reasons for having a late period.

The incidence of primary amenorrhea in the United States is less than 1%. The incidence of secondary amenorrhea (due to some cause other than pregnancy) is about 4% in the general population.

Increased risk is associated with extreme and prolonged exercise (particularly without adequate conditioning), body fat content less than 15% to 17%, extreme obesity, and taking hormonal supplements.

Symptoms associated with amenorrhea depend on the cause and may include the following:

* Headache
* Galactorrhea (breasts produce milk in a woman who is not pregnant or breast-feeding an infant)
* Visual loss (in rare cases of pituitary tumor)
* Marked weight gain or weight loss
* Dry vagina
* Increased hair growth in a "male" pattern (hirsutism)
* Voice changes
* Breast size changes

Common Causes:

PRIMARY AMENORRHEA

* Normal delay of onset (up to age 16)
* Lack of an opening in the membrane at the entrance of the vagina (hymen)
* Drastic weight reduction
* Congenital abnormalities of the genital system
* Chromosomal abnormalities
* Extreme obesity

SECONDARY AMENORRHEA

* Pregnancy
* Anxiety over pregnancy may cause a missed period, thereby increasing the anxiety even further
* Drastic weight reduction
* Vigorous athletics
* Obesity
* Emotional distress
* Menopause (normal for women over age 45)
* Endocrine disorders such as thyroid disease or pituitary disease/tumor
* Drugs such as busulfan, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide, oral contraceptives, phenothiazines, and non-oral contraceptives (such as Norplant and Depo-Provera)
* Dilation and curettage (D and C)

Answer 3

Stress, and chages in diet are the simplest reasons. A medical conditon could also be present such as cysts or fibroids. Call your doctor. I was 13 weeks pregnant with my son before my pregnancy test came up positive, and 9 weeks with my daughter before I saw a plus sign.

Answer 4

You need to call your doctor, because if you aren't pregnant, your body is not happy with you. Home tests almost never have a false positive reading but they do have false negatives a little more often. Do you have any of the early signs of pregnancy? Go get a blood test and be sure.

Answer 5

It could be stress or a number of changes in your life, weight gain/loss or it could be that you are starting to go through menopause.

Answer 6

stress. or u could be pregnant. some women dont have enough of the hormone for a hpt to pick up on. but there could be many things that can cause ur period not to come.. pregnancy stree. or depending on ur age could be comeing up to hit menopause

Answer 7

Periods depends on stress physical or mental, hormonal change, illness if any, there are plenty of reasons for not getting a period.
I would suggest to contact your gynaic and get sonography done to ensure your internal organs are in good shape.

Answer 8

Stress, Diet, Thyroid.

Answer 9

stress, not eating or sleeping right, upheaval, menopause? there are hundreds of things which can stop your period, its a very common symptom in women if anything goes wrong

Answer 10

well with 4 kids i think the cause of you not starting your period is stressts and the tests are neg.then stress is your answer