Last updated on July 27th, 2018 at 05:21 pm<\/p>
Can stress make your period late?<\/em><\/p>\n Stress is the body’s way of reacting to danger and threat. If you find yourself in a difficult situation, either physical or perceived, your body reacts to keep you safe.<\/p>\n Have you ever faced real-life dangerous situations? Your body changes very quickly through the flight and fight mechanism. This makes it possible for you to swiftly react to any threat.<\/p>\n However, persistently being under stress due to work, lifestyle or events in your life can totally disrupt important systems in your body – Immune, cardiac and reproductive systems.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our daily activities may need us to get prepared for any form of emergency. However, if you continue to get stressed out, these are some symptoms you may experience<\/p>\n If you feel this way, stress is already having an effect on you. Chronic stress may also have physical symptoms like<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Being stressed out once in a while may not really have a toll on your health.\u00a0Common causes of stress are<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes. Stress affects every system on your body including your heart, immune system and your period. If you continue to get worked up for a long time, your period could come late or be delayed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The brain’s hypothalamus is the focal point where hormones are released and transported to the ovaries to control ovulation.<\/p>\n The gonodotropin releasing hormone (or GnRH) is released from the hypothalamus and can affect\u00a0both the ovarian and pituitary secretions of hormones.<\/p>\n During your menstrual cycle, other hormones that play a role are<\/p>\n If you either have prolonged sleepless night or get stressed for a long time, GnRH hormone secretion is reduced or stopped. This will prevent release of other hormones – LH, FSH, Estrogen and Progesterone, that work together to control your ovulation and next menstruation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stress is not the only reason for delayed period. If you’ve had intercourse\u00a0with your male partner some weeks ago, you could be pregnant. Some symptoms that is common very early if pregnant are nausea, feeling very tired with or without any activity, change in your mood and activity, urinating\u00a0frequently, abdominal swelling, abdominal cramps, sore breast, confusion and mood change and increase in breast size.<\/p>\n Other causes of delayed period are<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>What are the symptoms of stress?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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