Losing Period After Weight Loss
Amenorrhea can be caused by losing more than 10 of your ideal body weight within a short period of time.
Losing period after weight loss. Some of the main causes of losing your period can be. Losing weight from a normal weight. Amenorrhea is the absence or delay of a menstrual period according to the national institutes on health.
This means losing 12 pounds may lead to missed periods for a person whose ideal weight is 120 pounds. Just like weight gain there is no defined amount of weight loss that results in missed periods when starting from a normal weight. Wikipedia shows a bmi of 18 5 as being underweight it looks like you are on the edge of being underweight and a sy.
Women and men reach their peak bone mass or highest bone density between the ages of 20 and 30. A bmi of 18 7 is considered either the very low end of normal weight or underweight depending on which chart you use. The more weight you lose and the faster you lose it the more likely your period will be affected.
Headaches migraines that are debilitating and wild mood swings the week prior and during my. Missed or late periods can occur as the result of excessive exercise or weight loss. Women with low body fat levels as well as those who engage in excessive exercise are more likely to develop amenorrhea bone loss and hormonal imbalances.
Hi for past 2 summers i have lost my period for up to 5 months due to over exercising and dieting to get fit for summer and then in the winter due to weight gain i d get it back. Regaining weight and weight loss plateaus are common after losing lots of weight and are often due to a lower metabolic rate. Up to 2 weeks ago i was running for 45 mins everyday and doing a 8 min ab workout every morning since finding this website i ve decided to run 3 times a week.
Deficiency of vitamins or minerals and macronutrients such as fats. Amenorrhea is rarely the result of a serious medical condition. Being underweight low weight.