I don't have periods anymore?

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  • greekyogurtandpuppies
    greekyogurtandpuppies Posts: 81 Member
    edited June 2015
    I have nearly the exact same stats and situation as you! 5'3 109 as of this morning and no cycle for a while. You should see an endocrinologist and a gyno. Missed periods aren't necessarily from dieting if you've done it safely. Get some blood work on all of your hormone levels and your thyroid checked. I hope that it's resolved soon!

    P. S. Feel free to add me!
  • shaynepoole
    shaynepoole Posts: 493 Member
    I'd say go get it checked out with your doctor. I had the most regular period in the world my entire life and then it was off and on while I was losing the weight. It totally stopped when I went into maintenance. I asked my GP about it and they said it was likely weight loss related (as I lost a lot of weight 150+ lbs) but when it was time for my OB/GYN exam (after not having my period for 10 months in a row) they ran tests to make sure it wasn't anything else and I ended up being pre-menopausal.
  • ConstantStruggle
    ConstantStruggle Posts: 89 Member
    Two weeks of maintaining is not a lot of time. I say give it another two weeks....if you don't get any kind of a period in a month then I would see the doctor. Even spotting can be your period.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    I had this happen to me in my 30s, I was doing some extreme cardio tho, and eating well., it did come back.
  • ElizabethKalmbach
    ElizabethKalmbach Posts: 1,415 Member
    There are tons of questions to ask about this, that your doctor should have done/may do when you go see him/her. Have you always had a consistent period? Did it stop all together or just become inconsistent? Etc. The lack of consistency could be related to your sexual health (like PCOS or any number of ovarian oddities), stress on your system (My mom lost hers while studying for finals in college. Nothing to do with work-outs. Everything to do with lack of sleep and pressure to do well.), or a different system effecting your overall health (thyroid, liver, blood. I fall into this category.).

    You should probably get it looked at, because the inconsistency has lasted through an extended period of time and a number of lifestyle changes.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    i lost my period for two years while eating very very low calories

    i have just recently regained my full period after 6ish months of high calorie consistent eating .i also stopped all excessive cardio and kept my workouts shorter
  • DaliaMaria1173
    DaliaMaria1173 Posts: 18 Member
    Originalcool wrote: »
    In August of last year, I began losing weight. In February, I started missing my period. When I asked a friend (who lost a lot of weight) about missing my period, she responded that happens when the body is going through some changes. Finally, I reached my goal weight earlier this month (June 11th). Now I am 5'3 and 110 pounds and I've been maintaining my weight with no difficulty. However, it's been two weeks on maintaining and I still have not had my period yet. Is this normal? If you had this problem too, when did you get your period again? Thanks for reading.


    Get checked. It could be from too low carb or too low calorie/weight. I don't know what your build is, but I'm also 5'3" and aiming for my close to my old weight of 125. I look like death at 115, never mind 110.
  • DaliaMaria1173
    DaliaMaria1173 Posts: 18 Member
    Forgot to mention. Lack of fats, and for some women, carbs, in the diet can affect cycles.
  • dopeysmelly
    dopeysmelly Posts: 1,390 Member
    This happened to me too. I am NOT underweight, I eat plenty of calories and lost a fair amount of weight, quickly but not ridiculously so (60lbs in 9 months). My periods were very regular through weight loss right up until a couple of months after I started maintenance, go-figure!

    What happened is that I skipped a couple of periods, and then they have started restabilizing, BUT they are further apart, a bit more unpredictable and much MUCH lighter (yeah!).

    My understanding is that it's perfectly normal for your hormones to go all over the place for a variety of reasons, one of which is weight loss. Estrogen hormones, in particular, are manufactured by your body in your ovaries but also in body fat, so as you lose body fat (and I lost A LOT), it would make sense that the amount of estrogen in your body would drop quite a lot and that this would affect your monthly cycle.

    So, go see your doc, but don't worry. Seems quite common.
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
    No, it's not normal. It could be weight loss related or it could be something else. I lost my period a few years ago when I first started losing weight and had also ramped up my gym schedule. It came back a couple months later, but then was irregular. See your healthcare provider.
  • flumi_f
    flumi_f Posts: 1,888 Member
    edited June 2015
    Happened to me too. I'm 46 and lost 28kg in 14mth. 8mth into weightloss my period became very erratic for about 3 months. Then no period for 6mth. Now (1yr maintaining) it has been very erratic for the last 6mth. At my age, I don't really care, if it completely disappears or stays erratic. I have no idea, how long it will take for my cycle to decide. Just wanting to let you know, it can happen.

    If you are worried about it or want to get pregnant in the near future, talk to your gyn.

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