Menstrual cycles getting longer?

[PixieofCatan]

For the past few years, my cycle has settled at around 35 days, (TMI warning!) Sometimes having sex triggers it to come earlier, but only at day 33, so not that much earlier.

The past few cycles my period has been late, nearer 40-45 days. The first one I wrote off as stress, period came within a few hours of DTD. Last one I thought it was due to bad diet and stress, again, period appeared within 12 hours of DTD. Now I'm late again. I'm really not in the mood for sex and feel that actually, it really shouldn't be the trigger for a period surely?!

My doctor is shit, I have to switch but haven't got around to it, I will next week as I'm expecting a letter from the bank by Friday. But what is going on? I'm only 25 so not expecting menopause or anything!

It's not abnormal to have a long cycle of 35 days - it can be longer than this and still ok.
But if you are under stress then it will affect your cycle as will a poor diet. Sex may trigger it because of uterine contractions and maybe just relaxing you a bit!

There isn't any point seeing your dr as long as you are having periods even if they are a bit irregular.
Try to reduce stress- what's the main cause for it?
How can you change things?

35 was fine for me, gave me a nice break between! Doctor wasn't fussed by it when it was mentioned in relation to related blood tests either. It's just it's pushing it a bit now and making me a bit worried.

I never thought about that RE why sex triggers it. Stress has been a few different things, that's calming down now, and the way I eat is getting back on track again now that everything else is being sorted out. It was mostly work related, but a lot of family bits going on and things at home have been stressful (not between DP and I, but we each have things going on that have meant that we can't lean on one another in the same way we usually would).