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Irregular Period

Having an irregular period can cause frustration because understanding your cycle is an integral part of your future success with conception! And when women are trying to get pregnant, their periods can turn from a monthly irritation to the focus of their concentrations. To identify an irregular period, you should know what a regular cycle is first. Many women do not have a cycle that lasts 28 days even though this is considered the “perfect cycle.” Some women see a 20-day period, and others may have one every 35 days. The best way to tell your cycle is to keep a chart. Roughly 30 % of women experience an irregular period on average. An irregular period is: • a shorter or longer menstrual cycle, • late or early periods, bleeding between periods, • missed periods, • continuous periods • having two periods in one cycle. All of these different possibilities can create physical and psychological problems for you. There are some factors that can cause an irregular period. Irregular periods are essentially the result of hormones that have been thrown out of balance for whatever reason. If you are stressed, have anxiety or have changed your typical routine, your hormones can get out of sync and cause a late or missed period. Some other common problems might include: Exercise – If you have been intensely exercising, the result may be an irregular period Menarche – It is defined as a girl's first period, menarche is the stage when your body is just starting to menstruate. It can take up to 3 years before the body settles down into a normal pattern. Diet – if you are losing weight rapidly or have lost too much weight, you can struggle with an irregular period. If you have anorexia or bulimia, you will frequently not have a period at all. PCOS – The women who have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) will also have irregular periods. The periods that do occur will have heavy bleeding. And if any women try to get pregnant with PCOS, this situation can make their attempts to conceive even more troublesome and can lead to complications. For this reason, most women with PCOS will receive medication in order to induce their ovulation and put them on a regular cycle schedule.