First, take a deep breath. A late period is very common and, in most cases, not dangerous. The menstrual cycle is sensitive ...

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Missed periods can be caused by stress, rapid weight loss, breastfeeding, or hormonal changes. Conditions like PCOS, thyroid problems, or primary ovarian insufficiency can also affect your period. A ...

Everyone who has periods knows that they don’t always come when they’re supposed to. Sometimes they’re late, other times they last way too long, and sometimes they’re early, ruining a perfectly good ...

My period is, and always has been, very regular, reliably arriving every 21 days. So when it was 10 days late this past September, I freaked out and called my doctor to figure out what the heck was ...