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Question: Pregnant?
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- Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:18 am |
I am 36 yrs old and had my tubes tied in 2001. Up to this point my periods have been 24-28 days. This past month I have not started yet and it is day 34. I have not had any signs of pregnancy like I did with my daughter, and yet I am having some signs as if my period was about to start. Like the slight cramps and tenderness in breast. I took a Pregnancy test and it came back inacurate. There is history of cysts and hystorectomies in my family. We have just gone through a time here that was slightly stressful. Could this cause they symptoms and causes of my period or lack there of?
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| Dr. Chan Lowe
- Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:59 am |
 When a woman of childbearing age has a delayed or absent period, pregnancy should be the first thought. Home pregnancy tests are good, but should always be confirmed by a blood test if positive or if negative and suspicion still exists. In your case, having a tubal ligation makes pregnancy much less likely-but it has happened before.
In the absense of pregnancy, there are several other causes of delayed menses. It is not uncommon for women to occasionally miss a cycle, then return to normal cycles after this. Also, stress can delay menses. This includes "good" stress.
Early menopause is also possible. If you are having other symptoms of menopause you should discuss this with your doctor. Large amounts of exercise can also delay menses.
Most commonly this is a benign thing. If your menses don't start in the next few days you may consider having your doctor evaluate you just to make sure that there is nothing more serious.
Hope this helps.
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| Dr. Leigh Anderson
- Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:05 am |
 Absolutely ,Exercise, diet and stress can delay the onset of menstruation or alter cycles once they've been established.
Some women also have very light bleeding, or spotting, during ovulation.
. (Stress or other problems can sometimes cause a cycle to be shorter or longer.) .
Some women feel a period coming days before they get it. both physically and emotionally.
The menstrual cycle has its ups and downs of hormones, and different people react differently to hormonal swings. Just before and during menstruation, levels of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone are low. That's when some women feel bloated, irritable or blue, or "just crummy." Just crummy might mean cramps, sore breasts, backache, Headache, Nausea, and feeling tired.
An over the counter Pregnancy test is not as effective in detecting the pregnancy hormone found in the urine when contraceptive is being used it tends to give a false/positive result. I suggest that if you do not have your period within the next 7 days see your physcian and have a blood test done to rule out pregnancy, if blood test is negative then your body is triing to stabilize your hormones with the given stress.
Good Luck
Dr. Anderson
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