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I'm about 4 days late for my period and I have been
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I'm about 4 days late for my period and I have been testing negative on all my pregnancy test, what should I do?

 

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June 24 1:48 PM (3 minutes and 9 seconds later)
         
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Hello Customer (name blocked for privacy)

Early testing in pregnancy can give false negative readings, so it may be worth waiting a couple of days and doing another test. Or ask your doctor to run a blood sample as this is more accurate.

Assuming pregnancy has definitely been ruled out; there are a number of other reasons for late or missed period.

These include hormone imbalance, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, thyroid problems, stress, being underweight, or being excessively overweight, losing weight very quickly or exercising excessively.

In order to get an answer re hormone and thyroid you will need to request blood tests for these from your family doctor. The lifestyle factors can be looked at and changes made at home/work to reduce stress etc.

Your doctor will also want to hear about any other symptoms such as unwanted hair, mood swings, thinning hair, tiredness etc.

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June 24 1:55 PM (7 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
Reply to Pauline's Post: I was wondering I was on schedule with having my pms and then I went and had accupuncture proformed on me for my TMJ, do you think that this may have effected my cycle?
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June 24 2:22 PM (27 minutes later)
         
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Acupuncture has been used in treatment of amenorrhea so it is possible that it may have affected your cycle, although I have to be honest and say that I have no experience with acupuncture theory.

However if you are in pain or physiological stress from the TMJ then that can affect your cycles. But is still too early to say if your period is late or missed completely.



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June 24 2:27 PM (5 minutes and 18 seconds later)
         
Reply to Pauline's Post: is there any thing that i can do to jump start my period?
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June 24 2:36 PM (1 minute and 41 seconds later)
         
do you know about any natural methods?
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June 24 2:43 PM (7 minutes and 33 seconds later)
         
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No, although there are some essential oils which are said to stimulate menstruation there is no evidence base for this.

 



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Reply to Pauline's Post: have you heard any thing about vitamin c and parsly?
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