The natural menstrual cycle has a certain period, which is individual for each woman. The optimal number of days in a cycle is 24-28 days, but a period of up to 35 days is allowed. If there is a delay in menstruation of 10 days or more, this is already an excess of the norm, which can be fraught with many problems.
Every grown-up girl should be able to correctly determine her optimal cycle and count its duration. Probably, not everyone knows that the counting takes place from the first day of the menstruation that has already begun to the first day of the next one. Interruptions of up to 4-5 days are considered the norm, so in this case you should not panic prematurely, but a 10-day delay in menstruation is already a cause for concern.
What is the reason for such changes in the body, which entailed such consequences? Experts divide the factors into two groups: pathological and physiological (natural). However, before looking for the cause, determineIs a delay in menstruation more than 10 days a consequence of pregnancy. At home, this can be done using a pregnancy test, of which it is better to do several. If after three tests the result is negative, you will have to go to the gynecologist.
And yet, there is no need to grab your head in a panic and build in your head the most terrible options for the outcome of this situation, the reason can be completely banal. Let's look at the most common causes of a situation where there is a delay in menstruation for more than 10 days.
Girls who have just begun puberty may not particularly pay attention to such incidents of the body, with time everything will get better. Thinking about going to the clinic is only for those who have not had cycle optimization even after two years.
A delay of 10 days can be caused by heredity. Sometimes this happens in our lives: no pathologies were found, the state of he alth is excellent, and the cycle has not been settled. Ask your grandmother or mother about similar problems. It is possible that this feature is inherent in your family.
Deviations are considered normal not only in adolescence, but also in the postpartum period, before the onset of menopause. By the way, before the end of the menstrual period, that is, when a certain age is reached, a delay of 10 days for menstruation is not the limit, such “downtime” can last up to several weeks. It is also worth noting the possibility of such changes after an abortion ormiscarriage.
The reason may be psychological. Frequent stress, long flights on airplanes, a sudden change of residence in a different climatic region, a change in a vital drug that has been taken for quite a long period, hormonal disruptions, and even a change in work schedule (night shifts are replaced by the usual daytime mode and vice versa) - all it plays a very important role and has a huge impact on the state of he alth and the whole body.
