Girl Topic - Skipped Periods

Just curious - how many of you ladies have missed a monthly period due to stress? My Dr. siad it wasn't uncommon at all....I have a couple of times......

my periods are all over the place x

Mine are as regular as clockwork!

Since I've had a lot of anxiety my periods have been all over the place.

Yep - the more stressed I am the more my periords have a mind of their own! And to top it off I am in my 40's so my body is a changing and I HATE it!

since being stressed in jan i had 2 periods in one month !! and was all down to stress !!! one of them was even 10 days long, now that isnt good, my doctor told me when you are really stressed you either miss them or have them more !!! xxxx
stress is a very bizarre thing xxxx

Us stressed??? I find that hard to believe!!! :winks:

While a missed menstrual period is the hallmark of early pregnancy, missing a period can be due to a number of factors and conditions. The term amenorrhea is used by doctors to describe the absence of menstruation. Primary amenorrhea (in which a woman does not begin menstruating) is very rare, while secondary amenorrhea (absence of periods in a previously menstruating woman) is much more common. Periods may also be irregular, with skipped periods, for the first few years after a woman has begun menstruating and in the perimenopause (the time period preceding menopause).
A woman is not considered to have secondary amenorrhea until she has missed three menstrual periods in a row. However, the causes of secondary amenorrhea are generally the same factors or conditions that can lead to a skipped period. If a woman is not pregnant, a missed menstrual period may be due to a wide variety of both physical and emotional conditions that range from lifestyle stress to rare and serious diseases. Many of the conditions that underlie missed menstrual periods interfere with the body's hormonal balance, particularly regarding levels of the sex hormones.