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🤔 Top 5 common causes of a missed period, if you’re not pregnant!

👉 Chronic Stress
Chronic stress interrupts hormones that regulate ovulation and the menstrual cycle. Being stressed for long periods of time can make your menstrual cycle longer or shorter, stop your periods, or even make your periods more painful.

👉 Sudden Weight Loss
Excessive/sudden weight loss can lead to missed periods. This can occur if your body mass index (BMI) goes below 19. Consuming very few calories due to eating disorders or severe restrictions can stop the production of hormones needed for ovulation.

👉 Being Overweight
Being overweight may make your body produce excess amounts of oestrogen - the hormone that regulates the reproductive system in women. This can affect the frequency of your periods and can also lead to missed periods.

👉 Extreme Exercise
Extreme exercise (intense exercise for prolonged periods every day) can cause changes in hormones, like pituitary and thyroid hormones, which can affect your menstrual cycle and may lead to missed periods.

👉 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
PCOS is a common condition in which you may experience irregular or even missed periods. This mainly happens due to high levels of a hormone called androgens in women with PCOS.

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