The natural menstrual cycle has a certain period, which for each woman is individual. The optimal number of days in the cycle is 24-28 days, but a period of up to 35 days is allowed. If there is a delay of monthly 10 days or more, this is an excess of the norm, which may contain many problems.
Every matured 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 already begun menstruation to the first day of the next. Interruptions of up to 4-5 days are considered the norm, so in this case, it is not necessary to panic prematurely, but the delay of a monthly 10 days is already a cause for concern.
What is the reason for such changes in the body that entailed such consequences? Experts subdivide factors into two groups: pathological and physiological( natural).However, before you look for the cause, determine if the delay is more than 10 days due to pregnancy. At home, this can be done with a pregnancy test, which is best done a few. If after the three tests the result is negative, you will have to go to the gynecologist.
And yet you do not need to panic in the head and build in your head the most terrible options for the outcome of this situation, the reason can be completely banal. Let's consider the most frequent preconditions of a situation when there is a delay of monthly more than 10 days.
Girls who have just started puberty may not pay much attention to such incidents of the body, eventually everything will be fine. To think about going to a polyclinic is only for those who have not had cycle optimization after two years.
The delay of a monthly 10 days can be triggered by heredity. Sometimes it happens in our life: pathologies are not found, the state of health is excellent, and the cycle is not settled. Ask your grandmother or mother about these problems. It is possible that this feature is inherent in your family.
Deviations not only in adolescence, but also in the postpartum period, before the onset of menopause, are considered normal. By the way, before the end of the menstrual period, that is, after reaching a certain age, the delay of the monthly 10 days is not the limit, such "downtime" can last up to several weeks. Still worth noting the possibility of such changes after an abortion or miscarriage.
The reason can be psychological. Frequent stresses, long flights on airplanes, a sharp change of residence in another climatic region, a change in the vital medicinal product that has been taken for a fairly long period, hormonal disruptions and even a change in the work schedule( night shifts are replaced by the usual day regimen and vice versa) - allthis plays a very important role and has a huge impact on the health of the whole organism.