What are some other reasons for a late or missed period?
There are various reasons for your period to be late and the pregnancy test to be negative. As far as your period being late, there are many possibilities for explaining a missed or delayed period. In most women of childbearing age, pregnancy is the first guess. If your pregnancy test is negative and you are sure that you are not pregnant, here are some other causes for missed or delayed periods that you could consider: • Stress is major cause of missed or delayed periods. Stress interferes with the normal hormonal signals from your brain and it can block ovulation. This causes your cycles to become irregular. • Being overweight or underweight can also interfere with your normal menstrual cycle. • If you are on birth control pills or Depo Provera, the medication itself may make periods disappear. It is okay to not have periods when you are taking these medications, but it is not okay to not have periods without any medicines. If your period does not arrive within a couple of weeks, you
