Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN)

Not getting your period can happen for many reasons, such as pregnancy, changes in your hormone levels from stress or weight shifts, or certain health conditions.

A late period can be due to many reasons like stress, changes in weight or exercise habits, and shifts in your hormones, even if you're not pregnant.

Treatments for irregular periods in teenage girls can include changes in lifestyle, non-hormonal options, or hormonal medicines to help balance hormones and regulate the cycle.

Infrequent periods, sometimes called oligomenorrhea, can happen because your hormones are off balance due to stress, weight changes, or conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Having less frequent periods means your cycle is longer than usual, and it can be caused by things like hormonal imbalances, weight changes, or metabolic conditions.

Irregular periods can signal that the body’s hormones are not working as expected, which may affect many parts of your health. These changes might influence how your body handles energy and can sometimes point to conditions like PCOS or even raise concerns about future health risks.

Having two periods in one month can be caused by hormonal changes, conditions like PCOS, or natural shifts in your body due to aging or stress.

More frequent periods may happen if your hormones are off, such as from thyroid problems, starting a new birth control, or extra body fat, which can change how your body builds and sheds its uterine lining.

Not having periods for years can happen for several reasons including natural menopause, hormonal imbalances, or the intentional use of medication to stop menstruation.

Even with irregular periods, signs of pregnancy can include feelings of nausea, tiredness, and breast changes along with a missed period, although the timing may be harder to predict.

Menstrual dysphoric disorder (also known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder or PMDD) causes severe mood changes and physical symptoms that happen in the days before your period and then get better once it starts.

Sometimes, medications or hormonal changes can suddenly stop menstrual bleeding cycles, which is called menstrual suppression. This can happen when doctors or patients use treatments to manage heavy bleeding or regulate the cycle.

If you're not pregnant, missing your period for two months could come from your body not making the right hormones due to stress, weight changes, or too much exercise.

Frequent periods can happen because your hormones may be out of balance, starting newa new birth control, and other factors like stress, weight changes, or medical conditions can also affect how often you bleed.

Missing two periods when you're not pregnant can be due to factors that disrupt your body’s hormone signals, such as stress, weight changes, or too much exercise.

Thick white vaginal discharge is often seen with a yeast infection, but it can also occur from normal changes or other types of irritation.

Missing your period for two months can happen for many reasons, such as pregnancy, stress, weight changes, or hormone imbalances. It’s important to check with a doctor to learn exactly why.

A period that stops and then starts with bright red blood might be due to a hormonal imbalance or irregular shedding of the uterine lining.

Missing your period for three months and then having it return can come from a natural, but irregular, hormone cycle or other temporary factors like stress or weight changes.

A sudden stop in menstruation can be caused by pregnancy, changes in your hormones, often driven by stress, weight changes, intense exercise, or lifestyle factors that affect your body's signals.