hurtyhair4u

I know this may sound a little wierd but i promised a girlfriend of mine I'd look into this for her

Here goes : Has working out ever changed your menstral cycle ? Make it come late or early ?

She was worried she was pregnant but hasn't gotten any play for a while and was late with her period . She's recently started working out and was thinking that could have something to do with it .

What do you ladies think ? Or guys if you know about these things ?

elvn

any sort of factor could have altered her menstrual cycle
her stress levels, her eating habits, diet change, etc., i would gather that if the rest of her life were constant, the exercise would be the variable responsible for her late period.
of course, when female athletes train as hard as they do and drop their body fat, their menses actually stop but i don't think this is the case with your friend. this is probably a tranisent occurance that will subside as her body becomes accustomed to her new routine.
of course if her bf drops enough and she actually has no/or irregular periods, that's when i would see her health practitioner.
no worries IMO, just the wonders of being a woman!

Jenny

Is she eating enough?? A few years ago I had an eating disorder. I ate WAY too little and worked out too much for the energy I gave my body.. This totally messed up my menstrual cycle.. Sometimes I had my period for like a month and sometimes I didn't get it at all..
Talk to her about her eatinghabits, you might find the problem there.. Be gentle, she might have a hard time telling you about it/admitting her problems IF she has any..

Good luck!

kuso

When a friend of mine was training for the Junior Olympics she and her team mates all pretty much only got thier periods very very rarely

Dr. Pain

lol.....I think there is a more OBVIOUS question here? j/k


No, seriously, W/Os do affect hormones, as does BF!


DP

kuso

Noticed that too DP....but thought I`d give him a break....he obviously needs it j/k

esmerelda

OK...here we go!!! How hard has your lady been working out?? How drastically has she changed her diet?? How have things been with her...medically and mentally.....serious Kuso....if things are getting her stressed, its a prime cause for her period to stop!!!

As for the other questions...I'll let you in a little bit about the human body especially females reproductive cycle!!!! If you change your diet drastically and increase your energy output all at once...the body goes into "survival mode"....all non essential functions shut down!!!! Hense the body feels that there is a drought happening = lack of food....and the need for energy is greater....the periods are the first to go!!!!

Let your lady know that she needs a balanced diet...do not..I repeat .... do not cut down on her dietry intake..your only asking for bigger health problems that are harder to correct!!! The periods will return...some quickly once a proper diet is taken on board....and the exercise is kept realistic!!!!

Hope this helps......I only know what happened to a very good friend of mine....I had to sit thru many Doctors appointments with her...and ended up having to rush her off to the emergency dept. on more than one occasion.....small steps are better!!!!

Smile at your enemies, it'll drive them crazy.........'cos that twinkle in your eye means your up to something!!!!

esmerelda

I spoke to a friend in the industry...she said that when the body gets an abundance of adreniline...due to excessive exercise the hormone levels tend to go hay-wire....hense the lack of periods!!! Nature can only fix it in its own time!!!! Hope this helps you out!!!!!!

Smile at your enemies, it'll drive them crazy.........'cos that twinkle in your eye means your up to something!!!!

hurtyhair4u

Thank you all for your input here . For a little while i thought no one would respond to this one but i do appriciate it . I'll have a talk with her and find out what excactly she's changed in her life that would cause that .



And Kuso Dr. P , I've already been there with this girl and ended it with her . We're still friends but i won't gi there again with her ( She's a bit on the clingy side aka stalker )

Good things come to those who WEIGHT !

supersam69

thanks

supersam69

thanks alot please bear with me im tryin to get 25 [posts)