What Could be Causing Missed Periods?

What Causes Missed Periods?

In order to deal properly with missed periods we need to understand and — if possible — remove the underlying causes and risk factors. We need to ask: "What else is going on inside the body that might allow missed periods to develop?"

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Accurate diagnosis of the factors behind missed periods consists of three steps:

Step 1: List the Possible Causative Factors

Identify all disease conditions, lifestyle choices and environmental risk factors that can lead to missed periods. Here are eight of many possibilities (more below):

An Underweight Problem
Hirsutism
Brain Tumor
Zinc Need
Hormone Imbalance
Ectopic Pregnancy
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Mercury Toxicity

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

Identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

nasal congestion

having amalgam fillings

heavily coated tongue

slightly impaired ability to walk

bleeding between periods

history of brain cancer

minor inflamed cuticles

severe tongue swelling

chronic headaches

unpleasant smell sensations

very low fat/oil intake

current birth control pill use

... and more than 100 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of missed periods:

Cause	Probability	Status
Brain Tumor	99%	Confirm
Mercury Toxicity	17%	Unlikely
Ectopic Pregnancy	14%	Unlikely
Hormone Imbalance	1%	Ruled out
An Underweight Problem	0%	Ruled out
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	0%	Ruled out
Zinc Need	0%	Ruled out
Hirsutism	0%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate being premenopausal or being perimenopausal, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Have you experienced missed periods that are unrelated to pregnancy, breast feeding, menopause or birth control pill use?

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ Yes, but not in the last two years
→ I occasionally miss a period
→ I regularly miss a period or 1 to 2 in a row
→ My periods are infrequent or absent

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate either unexplained missed periods in past or unexplained missed periods, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Amenorrhea

Amenorrhea also suggests the following possibilities:

Brain Tumor

Although amenorrhea (abnormal cessation of menstruation) is usually explained by something else, in rare cases it can be caused by a brain tumor.

Hemochromatosis (Iron overload)

Hypothyroidism

In many cases, an underactive or overactive thyroid gland is responsible for the absent menstrual cycles.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

In many women with polycystic ovaries, menstruation begins at the normal age. After a year or two of regular menstruation, the periods become highly irregular and then infrequent.

Zinc Requirement

Anorexia / Starvation Tendency

Women with anorexia and/or bulimia often experience amenorrhea as a result of maintaining a body weight that would be too low to sustain a pregnancy. As a result, as a form of protection for the body, the reproductive system shuts down because it is severely malnourished.

Bulimic Tendency

Problems Caused By Being Overweight

Women who are obese often experience amenorrhea as a result of excess fat cells interfering with the process of ovulation.

Problems Caused By Being Underweight

Hirsutism

Hormone Imbalance

Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency

Mercury Toxicity (Amalgam Illness)

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