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to wonder where the hell my period is?!

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lyralalala · 30/05/2019 21:53

Usually regular-ish ever 24-29 days. Now a full two weeks late even on a 29 day cycle

Deffo not pregnant - 8 POAS and a blood test (got the result of that today)

Haven't had full sex since early January and last time any fun but not PIV was had was early March so blood test would have shown even if had miracurously had 8 iffy tests.

Period as normal last month. Had all the pre-period symptoms for 10 days (bloaty, smelly wind, always warm etc) when normally only have them for 3 days then a heavy 4 day period.

No contraceptive pill or anything to have made it go away.

WTF is going on?

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PawPawNoodle · 30/05/2019 21:54

I consulted my magic 8-ball, it said 'go to your GP if you are concerned'.

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lyralalala · 30/05/2019 21:56

Funnily enough I already tried that, hence the blood test...

They're not remotely interested until 'several' periods have been missed.

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Popfan · 30/05/2019 22:09

How old are you?

Sneezein3s · 30/05/2019 22:14

Get them to check your prolactin levels. This happened to me I have a prolactinoma - treated with meds. It took years to diagnose and it was only because I saw a locum rather than my gp that it was.

BlueJag · 30/05/2019 22:17

Could it be the menopause?

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lyralalala · 30/05/2019 22:22

How old are you?

It's just so random to be normal/regular for so long and then just nothing.

I've never been this late without being pregnant, hence the blood test, so it's just so weird.

The only advice from the GP was to not stress until I had missed 'a few' periods.

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Bluerussian · 30/05/2019 22:26

The more anxious you are about it, the less likely it is that your period will arrive.

It's not unusual to miss one, even if your cycle is generally regular. It just happens like that.

Please stop worrying .

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lyralalala · 30/05/2019 22:29

I'm a bit more relaxed since the blood test (another pregnany would be an absolute disaster hence the very limited sex life), but I keep coming back to it.

I'm wondering if the opposite to stress could be a factor. Life recently got much, much less stressful after my youngest had an operation. I know if you suddenly get stressed it can play havoc with periods so I'm wondering if not being massively stressed for the first time in several years could do the same? That feels a bit straw-clutching.

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Minglewhilstsingle · 30/05/2019 22:37

Mine was nearly 4 weeks late earlier in the year! First time it has ever happened, always a perfect 28 day.

Dr said it was more than likely because I was stressed on the day of ovulation or because I was on holiday (apparently flying / changing time zones etc can mess up your cycle)

I had been on holiday and was due on a couple of days after I was back.

Anyway, it all went back to
Normal the next month so hopefully will for you too.

Motherof3feminists · 30/05/2019 22:45

Perimenopause? Mine went bstshit at age 41 for no apparent reason.

Chouetted · 31/05/2019 02:11

I just missed my last but one period - 28 day cycle, and then suddenly a heavier 56 day one. I even had PMS symptoms at the usual time, but no bleed.

I'm surprised it hasn't happened to you before. I wouldn't worry much unless it becomes a pattern - but I know that's probably hard to hear at the moment.

Aardvarkitsabloodyaardvark · 31/05/2019 03:12

Same as last 2 posters, Im 43 missed one last year, and just had a 30 days late episode. Dr thinks mine are stress related but I'm pretty sure it's perimenipausal.

agnurse · 31/05/2019 04:41

Usually one missed period is not enough to cause excitement from a medical perspective. Sometimes women miss a period for a number of different reasons - stress, diet change, etc.

The sort of standard care plan is to wait until 3 months and then get more concerned. Not to scare anyone, but the rationale is that if you're not bleeding regularly, your endometrium (uterine lining) can get too thick. If left for a very long time, it can turn cancerous. Sadly, this is not a theoretical risk; endometrial cancer is the most common reproductive malignancy among women.

Bottom line: one missed period could be for any number of reasons. If you miss 2 or 3, then your provider will probably want to start investigating.

CustardCreamLover · 31/05/2019 06:39

Could be an ovarian cyst. Functional or otherwise. I get them from time to time and they mess with my periods. Get a scan if possible.

swingofthings · 31/05/2019 07:40

It could be the very very early stage of the menopause. I had 2 weeks late periods at 39, they were due to corpus luteum cysts. It happened 2 or 3 times. My periods started to become quite irregular at 42, fully menopaused at 48.

tenredthings · 31/05/2019 07:46

Peri menopause . I started missing the odd period when I was 40. I'd only given birth 5 months previously. Kept worrying I might be pregnant but it was just the start of my menopause. I missed 1 in every 3 for a couple of years then gradually missed more and more till they stopped completely. Can't say I miss them

SureTry · 31/05/2019 07:55

I had something similar at 38. I was trying to conceive at the time, I had spotting for 1 day so I thought I must be pregnant, I took tests and they were negative. I then waited and waited, no sign of my period. I went to my GP they arranged a scan and all they could see was a good thick lining so they put it down to just one of those things. My period came the following month, apart from the odd day early or late, I've not had it happen again. It was probably due to the stress of TTC.

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lyralalala · 31/05/2019 12:12

Thanks everyone.

I’m trying to be calm after the blood test as a pregnancy would definitely show by now.

Menopause is something the Dr asked about, but I have no family history as my Mum died when I was 14 (I didn’t know her well by then anyway) and I was brought up by my paternal grandparents so I’ve no idea about maternal family history so I couldn’t answer.

Hopefully it’s just a blip.

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