Are you too thin, when you don't get your period anymore?

Question

I'm 5'7 and 95 pounds.
Help?

Answer 1

Oh, honey.... you are ENTIRELY too thin. And the loss of your period could very well be a result. You may also develop a fine, downlike hair on your body, lose head hair, experience dizziness, and many other things.

Do you eat well?

I was anorexic in high school, and I experienced many of these symptoms. You need to see a doctor as soon as possible. Your weight should be around 135 lbs for your height.

Email me if you have questions or need suggestions.

Answer 2

It is NOT true that you have to be over a certain weight to get your period, I was about 80 pounds when I got mine 3 years ago, and am now 5'4 and 95 pounds. I have never had complications due to my weight. You should see a doctor.

Answer 3

Yes darlin.
You should be somewhere around 130-150 I beleive.
My daughter had a friend that was being treated for anorexia nervosa, and she too had halted periods, plus a number of other complications. Get help, and nourish yourself!

Answer 4

The fact that your menstrual cycle has stopped is a telltale sign that your weight has gone too low.

Signs of Anorexia
* Your sense of taste is different from before, changing your appetite.
* You've been constipated.
* You feel bloated, which makes you get full earlier in a meal.
* You're expending less energy than you used to.
* Your hair is falling out.
* You have mood swings and difficulty concentrating.
* You are preoccupied with food.
* You're growing new downy (soft) hairs on parts of your body.
* You've lost muscle mass.
* You fear becoming fat.
* You constantly think about food.
* Your skin is rough, dry, scaly, and cold.
* You get dizzy, and may have blacked out.
* You have become preoccupied with cooking and preparing food, often fixing meals for others without actually eating.
* You and/or other people have become concerned that you are too thin.

Anorexia, a disease with no simple causes or solutions, affects at least 1 percent to 3 percent of college-aged women. Eating disorders are rooted in multiple causes — biological, psychological, and social. Anorexia may begin as an attempt to lose weight, and, over time, may become life-threatening.

Talk with a nurse practitioner or physician who specializes in eating issues about your loss of menstrual cycle and concern about weight; or, with a nutritionist about your weight issues and percentage of calories from fat; or, with a counselor about your feelings associated with your weight loss and cessation of period. Please talk with someone and take care of your health before serious long-term effects (i.e., fatigue, electrolyte imbalance, low pulse rate, kidney failure, heart arrhythmias, and heart failure) on your body set in.

Answer 5

Yes, if your body fat drops below a certain amount your periods can stop and all kinds of other health issues. Usually, if you go under 10%-15%, this is when problems occur. HTH : )

Answer 6

Reproductive system Reduced size of ovaries in women and testes in men
Loss of sex drive (libido)
Cessation of menstrual periods in women
[See first link below:]

Hormonally, premature menopause resembles natural menopause. Estrogen levels are low. [See second link below:]

See these excerpts and additional information at the medical links below:

Answer 7

yes.. how long since you have had your period? and you are extremely underweight.. you need to get to a dr soon. are you trying to lose weight? you are about 25pds underweight. i would say YES you are definitely too thin

Answer 8

I think you have an eating disorder. You are underweight and that would stop your cycles. I believe you may be anorexia. Please see a Doc, teacher anyone. You need help. Good Luck

Answer 9

yes you need to weight to be at less 100 pounds to get a period but it sounds like your bulimic i think it means your too thin, and not healthy for your weight, i know this because i hear about this stuff on t.v. called the smallest people in the world, you too thin, you should gain weight , or build some mussel at less.

Answer 10

Yah that might be it. I'm fine though. i'm 5'4 and 85 pound. I'm underweight, i think. Check it out with the doctor.