Irregular Period? It Could Be More Than Just Stress
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Irregular Period? It Could Be More Than Just Stress

NPR  

It Could Be More Than Just Stress When a young woman's menstrual periods get out of whack -- extra-long, extra-short or intermittent -- she may just chalk it up to stress and ignore it. She wasn't much worried when she didn't get pregnant right away, but her doctor ran a few blood tests, just to make sure everything was OK. Doherty remembers getting the call from the physician's assistant a few days after her tests, with news that Doherty was "post-menopausal." Though POI is sometimes called "premature menopause" or "premature ovarian failure," both those names are misnomers, Nelson says. Early Intervention Is Key For Bone Loss Nelson says he and his team "got a wake-call" about 10 years ago when 23-year-old twin sisters with POI came to an NIH clinic, each with the bone density of a 77-year-old woman. "I think a 30-year-old woman still needs these hormones," Nelson says, "and I think a woman in her early 40s probably still needs them.

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Struggling with irregular periods? These expert-approved stress-relief hacks can help
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Struggling with irregular periods? These expert-approved stress-relief hacks can help

Hindustan Times  

Signs of stress-induced menstrual irregularities In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Teena Thomas, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Natus Women and Children Hospital, pointed out, “If there is an unexplained delay in menstruation with no underlying medical cause, stress could be a major factor.” When we are stressed and anxious, the hormone Cortisol is released. She elaborated, “For instance, students …

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