How Stress Affects The Menstrual Cycle?
Stress and menstral cycle
My gynaecologist says some important facts about the female body. My mind forced me to share it with whole women who struggling with this chronic pain.
Hypothalamus in the brain controls The body & it sends the signal to the pituitary gland to release hormones that would activate the ovaries and send them a signal to release the egg. It also helps to send the signal to the uterus when it is time to start shedding the lining, resulting in menstruation. This cycle ensures that periods are regular.
However, when a person is stressed, the levels of cortisol, a steroid hormone, released by the adrenal glands increase. It causes hormonal imbalance in the body leading to delayed, irregular and painful periods. My gynaecologist pointed out that acute stress for 15 days or a month might not be able to affect the menstrual cycle. However, if it turns chronic or if a person is depressed and they cannot handle the stress, the cortisol levels will increase, and the periods will be delayed.
I collected some tips to Manage stress from different media and I followed them. Some of them are:
🌸Regulating a pleasant smile on your face all the time
🌸Spend quality time with family
🌸Hangout with good friends
🌸Take holidays as leisure time to relax
🌸Traveling to calming places
🌸Read books
🌸Reach out to loved ones
🌸Most importantly indulging in things you love to do
In case you have tried everything and still cannot manage your stress, you should admit it to a psychologist. When a doctor has ruled out all the psychological reasons for the delayed periods, they would start hormonal therapy in case of chronic stress. It would maintain hormonal balance and help the woman get regularity in her menstrual cycles. stress does not have a permanent effect on periods. The cycles can get back to normal by managing the power of certain people.
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