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Lack of menstral cycle due to diet?

blissbirthingservices
blissbirthingservices Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Has this ever happened to anyone?
Nothing can get my cycle to start, not even provera.
Ever since starting the low calorie diet my cycle has been crazy. Late ovulation and now no period. (Not pregnant) we are ttc though.

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    What are your stats?

    How much fat do you eat per day?
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    How low calorie, and for how long? And yes, how much fat?
  • AlabamaMama224
    AlabamaMama224 Posts: 137 Member
    What does your obgyn say about it?
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    Yes, under-eating and over-exercising are known causes of Amenorrhea. What does your GYN have to say? Has your GYN referred you to a dietitian?
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,569 Member
    Being under fat and/or eating too little fat and/or over-exercising could all have this effect.

    And I'm sure your doctor might be willing to chip in with a more responsible opinion which might also consider additional factors!
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    Have you seen a GYN about this? What do you mean by "low calorie diet"?

    TMI warning for those who don't want to hear: I haven't naturally mensed in over a year (last "natural" period was in July of 2015... and my curse was just induced with meds this week). I was eating 1600-2200 calories with ample fat, was at a healthy weight, and shouldn't have had my period go away like that. My endo and GYN ran some hormonal labwork, and the only things that came back off was my LH (really low) and my estrogen (also low). Did a pelvic exam at the GYN, and he ended up telling me flat-out that I have the girly bits of a woman who went through menopause (due to the low estrogen). He and my endo referred me for a pituitary MRI and pelvic ultrasound, and both came back normal (as well as tests for thyroid disease, celiac, iron-deficiency anemia, anything that could cause secondary amenorrhea). So now, both my endo and GYN are stumped about the etiology behind the amenorrhea (it could be something wrong with the feedback loop between FSH/LH and estrogen, and part of me wouldn't be surprised if it's something autoimmune related), and I'm now on birth control to maintain a higher estrogen level (so that I don't develop osteoporosis at 30). I should be seeing a reproductive endo regarding this -hopefully- by the end of the year, but at this point both the endo and GYN told me that getting pregnant naturally will be difficult.
  • daniip_la
    daniip_la Posts: 678 Member
    I don't know the reasoning behind it, but I've been experiencing the same thing. I missed a period two months ago, had two normal periods, and then just finished a period that came over two weeks early. I hope your doctor can figure out what's wrong!
  • Plutodreams
    Plutodreams Posts: 67 Member
    Yeah I just skipped my period the past month since losing maybe 6-7 lbs. Any changes can throw off your cycle. Hope mine comes back soon cause I've been feeling halfway pmsey with halfway sore breasts for like a month now.
  • Gena575
    Gena575 Posts: 224 Member
    How long since you started the Provera? It can take several days after taking the last pill to bleed.
  • zharptichka
    zharptichka Posts: 127 Member
    Definitely see a doc, but when I'm on BC I don't get a period. It really freaked me out at first but my gyno said it was fine. At most I'll see some spotting for a day but that's about it. It comes back if I go off the pill for about two weeks.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Changes to diet such as getting into a deficit can cause that. It can also start to happen if you are getting lean and have too aggressive of a deficit, along with not a high enough fat intake. You really want to be getting at least .35g of fat per pound of body weight daily.

    I skipped mine when my fat dropped too low. I was only getting like 20g of fat per day at one point. Not pretty. My libido went too.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    1) see your ob/gyn

    2) progressive strength training can help significantly balance out hormones

    3) see your ob/gyn
  • TanyaHooton
    TanyaHooton Posts: 249 Member
    For some women, their cycle is affected by external factors like diet, weight lifting, losing or gaining weight, illness, stress, etc. But 'affected' means just a bit, like cramps are angrier for one cycle or it comes early / late. These are temporary effects, which you would have observed in other, previous and similar situations. They do not go on indefinitely.

    You need to visit an obgyn. Call your doc and ask either for a referral or a recommendation. I did exactly that and am so glad I went bc they found something I had no symptoms for and are now watching it.

    Take care of yourself and see a professional. We can't diagnose this here.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Consult your doctor. Your diet could have an impact but it could be other things.

    My cycle has been regular throughout my weight loss.
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