Menstrual period delay: stress or pregnancy? Posted: 03-17-07 14:59pm
im 2 days late im my period, and im
afraid. could their be any other reasons
why beside that im pregnant everything was
completly safe. & can it be stress?
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Pregnancy Answer A2493 Posted: 03-26-07 03:07am
A 2-day delay in getting your menstrual
flow could be considered a normal cycle
variation. A late period can be due to
many reasons but the first thing most
doctors assume is that it is caused by
pregnancy. Pregnancy can be easily
confirmed or excluded by taking a home
pregnancy test.
Stress can also cause a period delay. That
is because the nerve centers that control
the emotions and those that control the
endocrine functions in the brain are close
together and somehow connected.
The presence of a hormonally active
(functional) ovarian cyst can also cause
period delay.
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