Patient's question:
I am 32 years old. I had my second child via Cesarean section on May 12th of this year, and I got my period one month after giving birth. After that, I have had my period every month, usually delayed by two to three days. In recent months, it has been regular: September 18th, October 21st. But this time, it hasn't arrived yet, and it has been delayed by 13 days. Just now, I used a pregnancy test strip, and it was negative. The day before yesterday, I also tested twice, and both were negative. Five days after the baby was born, I took medication for allergic hives for many days due to an allergy. I didn't have breast milk, and there wasn't much milk, so I relied on formula. The baby has always vaguely remembered breast milk and kept wanting to breastfeed, so there was still a little, but with the period delayed for so long, I don't know what's going on.Doctor's answer:
Based on your description, it is not possible to rule out pregnancy in this situation because your menstrual cycles have always been regular. Given the significant delay in your period, the first consideration should be pregnancy. I recommend testing with a different pregnancy test kit every morning or visiting a hospital for a blood hCG test to confirm if you are pregnant. If it is confirmed that you are not pregnant, then it may be menstrual irregularity. Occasional irregularity can be observed carefully without intervention, or you can take progesterone to induce menstruation. Do you understand? Wishing you health and happiness! The above is advice on this issue, and I hope it helps you. Wishing you good health!