Female Advice Preferred: periods

[az2010]

hey...
Im actly a bit worried coz my periods are usualy on diffrent days... Bt more on d 12th of d month... Y is it dat my periods go late and is der any problem if i get my periods a bit late... I saw another thread in which i learnt that even pregnancy causes late periods... Bt im sure im nt pregnant... Cn i know all the things about periods...???


Az

[bookishnerd]

I don't know how old you are hun but stress and hormones can affect the regularity of your periods. Some people, like myself, are naturally irregular. If you have any concerns about it, you may want to talk with your doctor. Birth control can help make your periods regular, so you may want to look into that.

PM me anytime if you have any questions about anything

[az2010]

hey im 18 nw... N im nt able to undrstand abt dis periods stuff... 4m past few mnths im gettn my periods late... Bt most of d time its on d 12th of d mnth... My guy knws few thngs abt it so he tld dat v actly have a particular date for our periods every month... N so i thnk its 12th of d mnth... Bt im nt able to undrstand wat xatly are periods... N y does it pain so much dat tym... I suffer a lot at many times... I seriously need help...

i do feel dat my periods are naturally irregular... Bt i also saw some post or threads wer dey say dat it mayb coz of stress or tension... Wel im a busy student so do u thnk it may b cozing me to have late periods???

[Nicole!]

Periods are not so exact that you will get them on the exact same day every month, it will always vary a bit. How long you've been getting periods effects this too, it usually takes about 2 years for your period to regulate itself a bit.
The pain you are mentioning is probably cramps, which is normal. Birth control can help this a lot, but if you don't want to take it then I would just take something like advil. Thats what I do if I get cramps and it usually helps. So does taking a warm shower.
The fact you are a busy student could be adding stress which could be making your periods late. Really, I wouldn't worry about it, but if it is worrying you then you could go see a doctor about it.

[Aletheia*]

As Nicole said, periods aren't exact, no matter how regular someone is. I'm on birth control, so I'm always 'forewarned' when I'm going to get my period, but it never starts on the same day it did the month before.

Since you mentioned you're a busy student, stress could be causing your periods to come a little later than what you're normally used too. This is natural. Periods aren't meant to come on the same day every month, but stress is most likely the cause.