WEDNESDAY WOMAN EXCLUSIVE: REASONS WHY YOUR PERIOD IS LATE! !!

WEDNESDAY WOMAN EXCLUSIVE:

REASONS WHY YOUR PERIOD IS LATE!!!

There are a handful of reasons why your period may be finding it difficult to come out as planned, a few selected reasons have been outlined for you to get the knowledge of them.

Stress
Illness
Weight
Excessive exercise
Medication....

STRESS
  
When you are under physical and emotional stress, your body produces the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol.
Elevated levels force the brain to decide which bodily functions are essential and which are nonessential until the stressful event is over.
Reproductive systems may stop temporarily in extreme cases.
When the reproductive cycle is delayed, so is your period.


ILLNESS

Illness can also lead to late periods, stress from illness could put your body into that "which function is most important" phase mentioned above.
So, ovulation could have been delayed or didn't happen.


WEIGHT

Your weight can affect your hypothalamus, a gland in your brain responsible for regulating various processes in the body, including your menstrual cycle.



EXCESSIVE EXERCISES
Of course! Working out is good for you, however, when you overdo it, and possibly also restrict meals to loose weight, your body doesn't produce enough estrogen to complete the menstrual cycle.
Some women such as ballet dancers, gymnasts and professional athletes are at greater risk for amenorrhea (missing a period for three or more months in a row).


 MEDICATION

The most common medication to cause menstrual changes is birth control.
Hormonal contraceptives such as the pill or patch work by stopping the body from ovulating, and no ovulation, no period.  


Culled from Women's Health......