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What Causes Delayed Menstrual Periods?
Hi so normally I do not track my periods, & I just got this period tracker app to see if I could start keeping track of it.. I just started having sex maybe at the end of April early august & my boyfriend & I are so careful. We use condoms & he pulls out. I m sorry this is a lot of information but I don t know what to think. Before I start my periods my breast get very tender & I get very emotional, I have these symptoms but on the period tracker it says I am 6 days late.. Could I be pregnant? A few days ago I took a pregnancy test & it said negative but I m still afraid because I didn t have my period yet. It could be because of stress but I m still not sure.
Wed, 21 Nov 2018
Hi,
Psychological stress can cause a delay in periods... hormonal imbalance to cause psychological stress & breast engorgement & tenderness to (vicious circle).
Still the symptoms also being that of an early pregnancy... with the history of sex (with condom (liable to break & leak) & pulling out method (with risk of premium with few sperms deposited inside)... pregnancy needs to be excluded by blood HCL test or home test done after 8 days of delay in periods.
In case pregnancy test (properly done) is -ve... don't worry its stress causing the problem. To relieve it start using reliable contraceptive like IUD or oral pills.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale,
General & Family Physician
Psychological stress can cause a delay in periods... hormonal imbalance to cause psychological stress & breast engorgement & tenderness to (vicious circle).
Still the symptoms also being that of an early pregnancy... with the history of sex (with condom (liable to break & leak) & pulling out method (with risk of premium with few sperms deposited inside)... pregnancy needs to be excluded by blood HCL test or home test done after 8 days of delay in periods.
In case pregnancy test (properly done) is -ve... don't worry its stress causing the problem. To relieve it start using reliable contraceptive like IUD or oral pills.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale,
General & Family Physician
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