Future Health Frontiers Q&A Women’s Health

What are the causes of delayed menstruation?

Asked by:Cyclone

Asked on:Apr 06, 2026 06:16 AM

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  • Clara Clara

    Apr 06, 2026

      1. Pregnancy:

      After the menstruation is delayed for 7 days, you can use the "pregnancy test strip" to test the urine. If it is positive, you are likely to be pregnant. If the "pregnancy test strip" is negative, it is vice versa.

      But if you are pregnant, you will also have other symptoms such as nausea, breast distended pain wait. Of course the last resort is to Hospital Have a B-ultrasound examination.

      2. Side effects of drugs:

      Endocrine disorders after long-term use of contraceptive pills can also cause delayed menstruation. Doctors also discovered based on patient feedback that a new generation of gastric motility drugs may also cause gastric motility. Because gastric motility drugs cannot easily penetrate the blood-brain barrier, they are considered to have no inhibitory effect on central dopamine receptors.

      The central dopamine receptors are inhibited, resulting in a decrease in the amount of factors released by the hypothalamus entering the anterior pituitary gland. Therefore, the secretion of gonadotropins and corticotropin hormones by the anterior pituitary gland decreases, leading to amenorrhea and delayed ovulation.

      3. Caused by surgery:

      For example, uterine surgery can cause cervical adhesions and cause menstrual blood stasis, thus delaying menstruation.

      4. Others:

      Psychological factors such as mental stress, high pressure, environmental changes, and some endocrine-related factors disease wait. can cause delayed menstruation.

      Expert Tips:

      If there are only 1 or 2 occasional delayed menstruation and no other accompanying symptoms, it does not fall into the category of menstrual disease. When the menstrual cycle interval is more than 35 days, it is called oligomenorrhea, and when the menstrual cycle interval exceeds 3 menstrual cycles, it is called oligomenorrhea. amenorrhea . Due to the lack of ovulation after amenorrhea, it can also lead to osteoporosis, Uterus Problems such as intimal hyperplasia must be taken seriously. You should go to the hospital immediately for a comprehensive examination.

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