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Could Late Periods Be Due To Pregnancy?

my girlfriend usually has her periods at around 28th of each month. She started having abdominal muscle cramps around 26th of previous month. Then from next day onwards till 4 days she had a vigourous dance practice. Today is 7th and still she's not having her periods. Can this be because she's pregnant? We do often have sex.
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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OB & GYN Specialist 's  Response
Hello,

Thanks for writing to us.

If you do often unprotected sex, then there is quite chance of pregnancy. Therefore, I suggest her to undergo the home pregnancy test at the earliest to confirm pregnancy.

Beside pregnancy, reasons of late period and above clinical features could be hormonal imbalance, over weight/ extreme loss, extra mental stress or anxiety, emotional upset, eating disorder, thyroid problem, PCOD etc.

On NEGATIVE test, I suggest her to undergo one USG lower abdomen and hormone test to rule out other underlying causative agent and confirm the diagnosis.

Kindly, consult with her local gynecologist and take advice accordingly. She may need to take hormonal pill to induce period.

She would control body wt, avoid stress, take healthy low carbohydrate diet with avoidance of fatty food and sleep properly.

Be well and take care.
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Could Late Periods Be Due To Pregnancy?

Hello, Thanks for writing to us. If you do often unprotected sex, then there is quite chance of pregnancy. Therefore, I suggest her to undergo the home pregnancy test at the earliest to confirm pregnancy. Beside pregnancy, reasons of late period and above clinical features could be hormonal imbalance, over weight/ extreme loss, extra mental stress or anxiety, emotional upset, eating disorder, thyroid problem, PCOD etc. On NEGATIVE test, I suggest her to undergo one USG lower abdomen and hormone test to rule out other underlying causative agent and confirm the diagnosis. Kindly, consult with her local gynecologist and take advice accordingly. She may need to take hormonal pill to induce period. She would control body wt, avoid stress, take healthy low carbohydrate diet with avoidance of fatty food and sleep properly. Be well and take care.