Today I was talking to a young girl about her friend, who is 16 and has not had a period since before Christmas. She has only had sex recently (2 weeks ago) and thinks she could be pregnant.

I had to explain that a period being absent from before

christmas could not be linked to a pregnancy which occured 2 weeks ago, so I looked up what it could mean if you haven't had a period and I was shocked to find so many reasons that no one thinks about first, their first assumption is pregnancy.
I think it is important that if you dont think its possible for you to be pregnant, but your period is longer than 3 weeks absent that you seek the advice of a medical professional.

Some reasons your period could be late:

• being underweight, or anorexic
• PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)
• anxiety
• marijuana use
• some antidepressants
• phenothiazines
• Premature Ovarian Failure (early menopause)

 

I thought this was interesting and might benefit some women, so I thought I would share.