women, any cycles messed up by weight loss??
LauriesTrying2BeFit
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since losing weight my cycles have changed from the normal 28day cycle with ovulation at day 14 to 33day cycles or longer! i even missed 2 periods when i got to my lowest body fat but now its higher im having really strange periods. last cycle was 33days this cycle im now on day 35 with no signs of AF!
anyone else have this happen?
anyone else have this happen?
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anyone?0
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are you exercising a lot? I heard it can effect your cycle but not sure how true it is0
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are you exercising a lot? I heard it can effect your cycle but not sure how true it is
no more than ever infact now its school holidays iv not been doing as much as dont have as much time!0 -
Yes, and its a pain in the *kitten* I tell you what.
Since I have loads of fat stores that are being depleted my Dr. says my hormones may go crazy for awhile. He wasn't joking. I have currently been on my period for three weeks. I went from having a very typical 28 day cycle, 4 day period and am on the same birth control as previously...
My last two periods, however, have been long and drawn out to say the least.0 -
I have skipped a couple periods over the course of the past year and a half, and my cycle has changed a couple times too......
If your body fat gets too low you risk not even being able to menstruate, so be careful there.0 -
I did go through about 2 months of getting my period almost every week a while ago about 2 months after I started losing weight and exercising I have the implant in my arm and thought it was that playing up as you normally don't get your period with that, it could have been my body adjusting i guess as haven't had them now since
Hope it settles down for you soon0 -
A couple of years ago, when I was losing weight very quickly, I had problems with constant 'spotting'. This went on for around 3 months, then nothing for two months. The only thing that regulated it was going back on the pill...0
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For roughly every half a stone you lose or gain your hormones change and with that comes a messed up period. Once your weight stays stable then your hormones will settle down. Hope this helps.0
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Yes, I ended up being 2 weeks late when I really started going to the gym and losing weight so I think it does have an impact. I'm fairly regular now though.
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yep! in fact, i was just talking to a nutritionist about this the other day. i complained about my periods being all messed up and not sure when i'd be starting and she said weight loss or extreme workouts can mess up your hormones.
I personally, have had 2 periods a month some months and no period at all others. she suggested i see my dr about changing my birth control. i just started mine this morning and according to my birth control... i'm not due for a week.0 -
For roughly every half a stone you lose or gain your hormones change and with that comes a messed up period. Once your weight stays stable then your hormones will settle down. Hope this helps.
iv only lost and gained the same few pounds now for last 6months!0 -
Mmm. Maybe pop in to see your dr. It probably is even those few pounds but I'd do it just to put my mind at ease. Give it a few more months hopefully it will settle down.0
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Bump0
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I know I get boated the week before...0
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Mine were absolutely fine until January when I started my weight loss, have been mucking around a bit and since April they have become shorter by a day but really painful. I am on the strongest painkillers I can be on (codeine allergy) and I go nuts on bc so am just having to put up with it for the time being. Hopefully it will settle down and stop hurting constantly for 5 days!0
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Yes intially....went from 30 day cycle to 32 now I sit at 34 days. Took about 6months to even out. I think at one point it was 46 days!0
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Boy was I glad to see this thread! I just went 7 weeks between mine. Had an ablation in November and was hoping they would stop all together, they didn't. Then I missed my July TOM (supposed to hit around the 1st and it didn't). It just showed up on Friday. I have lost about 28 lbs. to date, so that very well might have something to do with things changing, it seems!0
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Oh yeah. My cycles are wacky now. I'm a group exercise teacher so I workout a lot. ever since I did this and lost 40lbs originally I've been random with my TOM.0
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Yes....I just went to my OBGYN the other day. I have had two periods this past month and irregular periods since I started my weight loss in April of this year. I am going today to have an ultrasound and possible biopsy to rule out all the really bad stuff first. She said if all that is normal of course it will be my body fat being lowered so quickly that caused the weirdness.0
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yes messed up, Ive had 3 pregnancy tests in the past 18 or so months :O .... after missed periods. I missed two in a row at one point0
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I have always had my cycles and then, beginning of this year (before mfp) they were late, missing, etc. I had my doctor (chiropractor, actually!) write up an order for a very comprehensive hormone panel...which was all paid for by my insurance.since losing weight my cycles have changed from the normal 28day cycle with ovulation at day 14 to 33day cycles or longer! i even missed 2 periods when i got to my lowest body fat but now its higher im having really strange periods. last cycle was 33days this cycle im now on day 35 with no signs of AF!
anyone else have this happen?
Well, all my hormone levels were a little bit low, including testosterone levels. No wonder I was always so unreasonably tired:yawn:
I don't like medical doctors and meds (even though my husband is an orthopedic nurse!), so I googled and learned that...surprise!....the way to balance hormones is through....stress reduction, exercise, rest, proper eating including vegetables, etc....lol....
So that is what I have been doing, WITH DETERMINATION!
I think it's time to redo the blood tests, to see where it's all at. However, I feel normal, and my periods have resumed and are normal.0 -
Yes, and its a pain in the *kitten* I tell you what.
Since I have loads of fat stores that are being depleted my Dr. says my hormones may go crazy for awhile. He wasn't joking. I have currently been on my period for three weeks. I went from having a very typical 28 day cycle, 4 day period and am on the same birth control as previously...
My last two periods, however, have been long and drawn out to say the least.
Doctors have tons of education, but...!
But I really think that if we care about our health and happiness, we will ask those doctors lots of hard questions and really draw them out....make them back up what they say!
And then research and take control of your own health!
Their advice can be helpful and directive, but at the end of the day, it is you who have to live with the results of the advice that is taken! Doctors can be wrong...or just half interested...or even dishonest....they are human.0 -
Glad to have found this thread, since starting my weight loss journey I have been having basically two periods a month and it's super irritating. Once mid-cycle and once when I'm supposed to. I am glad to be losing weight but I can't wait to get where I'm going with it so things can even out!!!0
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I acctually went to see my OBGYN about this a few years ago since mine went MIA for about 18 months. I thought i had a fertility problem and it turned out i had a fat tissue problem. I was too heavy at the time, and apparently fat tissue produces a hormon that will hamper your cycles if you have too little or too much of it. The production depens on the amount of fatty tissue - according to the "expert" as little as 10 or 15 pounds up or down could be enough to cause your TOM to vanish! He basically told me to loose weight, i did and got it back! Regular as a bell untill i started working out again in earnest two months ago, and then it decided to be two weeks late .... go figure!0
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Ive been having these problems as well. Ive been really worried, the doctor did a hormone check this month and Im still waiting on the test results. Maybe this is the reason for the problems Ive been having these past 6 months.0
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If you ladies have been chronically eating at a severe deficit, you can experience disruption of LH pulsatility and ovarian function. I posted this in another thread about this so I'm going to paste it here. Read the research paper provided in the link.What is your net calories? Women can experience amenorrhea and a disruption in LH pulsatility and ovarian function if your energy availability (net calories) goes too low after a few consecutive days (5 in the case of this study).
There is an equation used to estimate such a threshold:
30 kcal x lbs of lean body mass in kg x 5 days
The study, which is linked below, did not state disruption occurs at or below this number specifically, but rather disruption does not occur at or above. This means you can be slightly below the number and not experience health issues. Every woman's response is different, thus, will have a different threshold value.
Here is the study:
http://jcem.endojournals.org/content/88/1/297.full0 -
If you ladies have been chronically eating at a severe deficit, you can experience disruption of LH pulsatility and ovarian function. I posted this in another thread about this so I'm going to paste it here. Read the research paper provided in the link.What is your net calories? Women can experience amenorrhea and a disruption in LH pulsatility and ovarian function if your energy availability (net calories) goes too low after a few consecutive days (5 in the case of this study).
There is an equation used to estimate such a threshold:
30 kcal x lbs of lean body mass in kg x 5 days
The study, which is linked below, did not state disruption occurs at or below this number specifically, but rather disruption does not occur at or above. This means you can be slightly below the number and not experience health issues. Every woman's response is different, thus, will have a different threshold value.
Here is the study:
http://jcem.endojournals.org/content/88/1/297.full
Good information to have but thankfully this does not apply to me! I am at TDEE - 15% and I love food. 0 -
I have had 4 periods in the past two months. I have also lost about 20 lbs in that time. I am happy to see so many people in the same boat. I have been trying to get pregnant. before these 2 months I was having my period every 3 weeks. Stupid body. Work the way I need you to.0
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I'm way below my target weight due to stress and nerves which have destroyed my appetite. I used to graze and snack a LOT, in fact MFP is a great tool for me to keep an eye on things. However, around the beginning of August I started to lose my appetite. I basically stopped eating all snacks, no grazing, just very small meals because I fill up right away. I'm almost repelled by food now, in spite of being physically hungry.
Anyhoo, long story short -- AF is 2 weeks late! I'm 5'8" and 129 lbs when I was 136 lbs in August. I think it's the sudden weight loss, and I KNOW I'm not pregnant.
Thanks for listening!0
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