Irregular cycles....& enviornmental factors?
Please help. I have been having irregular cycles on and off for 7 years now. My gyno said I was not ovulating & it was no big deal. However, during this time I have lived abroad in Spain and Italy for 6 months at a time each. During both of these stays my cycle was completely regular (like clockwork). Could this be due to the enviornment? I was stress-free, eating mostly organic foods etc... What effect can this lifestyle have on my ovulating? Also, does anyone know if women in these countries are infertile at the same rates as women in the USA??? Please *star* especially if you have a nurse or doctor in your contacts I will be asking this in women's health and the trying to conceive sections Yes, I am over 18 ...thank you.
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Stress def. causes irregular periods. The foods you eat can cause problems as well. I'm in Europe right now and everything they eat here is fresh not like back home. (US) Everything there has all sorts of additives that can cause differences in the body.
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While stress can affect your period, most "life-styles" don't interrupt your period with exception of high physical stress, such as working out steady and building muscle mass. Dieting can throw your periods off severe wt gain or loss of course. But travel usually doesn't do anything unless your under a lot of stress with the travel. What concerns me is that your doctor doesn't think it's a big deal that your not ovulating. Now you did not state your age so, this answer is providing your 18 yrs or older (when your body should be already regulated) if your younger then it really is no big deal, your body should work itself around. If your 18 or older, you may want to be checked for PCOS its the most common reason why many woman don't ovulate or have irregular periods. However, starting birth control will help regulate you and your doctor SHOULD BE COMPETENT ENOUGH to start running a few blood test to make sure nothing else is going on. If your doctor will not listen too you then maybe it's time for a change of doctors.
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