Patient's question:
My fiancée is 23 years old. Her menstrual cycle was very normal from July to October, arriving around the 10th of each month. We did not have sexual relations during this period. On November 5th, we had one instance, but her period did not arrive as expected in November. She had a cold at the end of October and recently had another one, experiencing headaches, fatigue, and poor sleep. On the 20th, a pregnancy test showed normal results, but today I discovered that the test had expired two months ago. Could it be that she is sick? Why hasn't her period come yet? What should we do?Doctor's answer:
According to what the patient said, the absence of menstruation as expected leads to the phenomenon of delayed menstruation, which is a typical case of menstrual disorders. There are two main causes of menstrual disorders: 1. Dysfunction of the nervous-endocrine system: This is primarily due to instability or defects in the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, which is known as menstrual disorders. 2. Organic lesions or drug-induced causes: This includes local inflammation, tumors, and developmental abnormalities of the reproductive organs, as well as malnutrition. It is recommended to visit a hospital for a check-up and receive targeted treatment.