Women only (Irregular Periods)

I never lost mine completely but it faded to only spotting for 1 day once a month and that is obviously not normal. I was actively trying for a baby at the time so I turned to a website called baby center for advice. On top of upping calories a bit I would add a cup of red raspberry leaf tea once a day. If you can't handle the taste they make a pill form too. Pomegranate juice is said to increase the lining as well. Now I was told to only do that the first half of my cycle because I was actually trying to get pregnant and red raspberry leaf tea is a no no until the last trimester. I'm assuming it would be fine to do every day since you are not currently trying. Also it wouldn't hurt to download the app fertility friend and temp track ovulation just to see what your body is up to. I find it odd your doctor didn't seem to care. It is definitely not normal for a 25 year old to not get a period for that long. One more thing, I heard going on birth control for a few months can jump start things but I have no experience with that.

I tend to go irregular in times of high stress. This has been a thing since I was in my late 20s. It hasn't happened often, but there've been a maybe two or three times in ten years where they've stopped. Now that I'm also in my mid-forties, I'm starting to wonder about whether I'm in the early stages of menopause. When I've talked to my doctor about it, he does a pregnancy test to rule that out and tells me it's likely stress. And very often, getting that diagnosis seems to start the period again in a week or so. (I suspect that, on top of my pre-existing stress, I get stressed about not having the period and wondering if it's not something more serious. Getting told by a professional that it's not serious helps me relax.)

Hi, it's really strange how I came across this post, I don't really come into this community section, I just use mfp to log my food & run my Fitbit alongside, but having been having fertility problems for over a year & a half now I decided to just type in 'fertility' in the search bar & came across your post, and was pleasantly surprised it was quite recent too so still valid.
Although I am not a runner, and I don't do any major exercise at the moment other than walking the dog 3 days a week I think I do have a similar problem of burning more calories than I eat as I have been restricting mine for a long time now (1200-1400 & I'm 31 5ft 2 & currently 117lbs) i have a very physically active job, according to my Fitbit charge HR I walk around 10-12k a day on average & burn 1500-2000 a day.
I've been having various tests done to try to figure out why I have not had a period since coming off contraception 2 years ago, as we are trying for a baby, well I say trying, no ovulation gives little hope, anyway they haven't found much other than a thin uterine lining which I'm on meds for to help thicken now, but I've only recently learnt that not eating enough can cause periods to stop even if you aren't really underweight, I've not once been asked about my diet at the hospital but they had said to not get any leaner & did ask if I done any regular strenuous exercise.
Sorry this is turning into a bit of a waffle! Anyway short of it is, if your periods have become irregular it could well be down to your body not getting enough calories to keep itself running smoothly, I agree you should up them & see how you get on, i am this week doing the same, hard because I'm scared of gaining too much weight but at the same time i know my body needs it, you need to look after yourself.