When we talk about women's health we must always prioritize the possible stages through which our body may go through, this prevents us from stress in the future and also teaches us to deal with adverse situations to the current one. The absence of the menstrual period is usually called amenorrhea and the most common cause is pregnancy, however, this is not the only cause.
You may not have experienced a complete absence of your period at some point in your life, but knowing all this information will benefit you if it should ever happen. Our body always speaks to us, and whatever we do on the outside will be reflected on the inside.
First we must make sure that our intimate health is good, since different diseases can also be the cause of amenorrhea. Once we rule out all of them, is when we must make a thorough inspection of our daily habits, to find the root of the 'problem'.
Stress is the protagonist most of the times that women usually present absence of menstruation, the overload of this 'emotional tension' is the most common factor in amenorrhea, therefore, leading a less hectic and more present life can be a solution. I don't know if it has happened to you, but when sometimes we are subjected to a minimum of stress, menstruation is often delayed for a few days or even a month.
Take care of your mental health and also learn to organize your days, projects and activities a little more to avoid falling into stress. Meditation and yoga help to slow down.
Being underweight also contributes to absence. In fact, I believe that having a bad diet really affects everything, because having it can cause various conditions to our overall health. Lack of some nutrients, eating less or displacing meals can cause amenorrhea, but it can also cause dysmenorrhea, we have already talked about it in the previous post.
So the best thing will always be to take care of everything we ingest, it is not about living in a strict regime or a suffocating diet. Simply know how to eat intuitively and well. In addition, maintaining a healthy weight is of utmost importance for our health, there is fat that is healthy, which protects us in one way or another from suffering other conditions.
Physical activity in extreme excess. Each body is different, we have already pointed out that this could also cause incessant pain when we have our menstrual period, but it can also cause the opposite, the absence of it. Many women who dedicate their lives fully to training are very often affected by this, as their workouts are mixed with an excessively strict diet.
Hormonal imbalance also plays a role in this, as it may be the case that some women last without bleeding for more than 4 months and come the 5th month they may suffer from a very severe bleeding. A hormonal imbalance can be caused by polycystic ovary syndrome.
And lastly, if you take birth control pills, when you stop using them you may have some sort of amenorrhea because your body is detoxing from excess hormones, it is cleansing itself and this can really take some time. Therefore it is very important to know different contraceptive methods and take the one that best benefits your female health.
Relatively we should take care of ourselves very carefully, nutrition, mental health and rest will always play an important role in our female health. Our menstrual cycle is designed to teach us about ourselves, as a means of spiritual transformation and a cleansing mechanism, therefore, taking care of it and attending to it is an act of spirituality and consciousness.
Amenorrhea occurs in the vast majority of pregnant women, however, there are known cases of women who continued throughout their pregnancy with regular bleeding.
You should always make a good study of your habits and determine if they are beneficial for you in both your physical and mental health. Sometimes we are discouraged to change some behaviors for healthier ones, because we believe that we are not really doing harm to anyone externally, but we must always measure if we are doing harm to ourselves internally.
We will meet again, Daniela. xx
On this occasion I would like to award 5% beneficiary to @moonyoga for her wonderful post about the moon and astrology, linked to our emotions and teachings.
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I spent years struggling with my cycle and felt like I only started to understand it just before I had my hysterectomy (due to adenomyosis & fibroids) back in 2015. Thank you for taking on this topic, Daniela - I echo what @plantstoplanks and @fionasfavourites said that it's an important reminder for us to listen to our bodies.
Speaking of reminders, seeing that @naturalmedicine lost a delegation today reminded me that I wanted to bump mine up. I was slightly mortified to realize I couldn't add to what wasn't there... 😲
I could almost swear I delegated a while back!
At any rate, now I know for sure that it's done.
Thank you for all the wonderful soul balm that constantly appears in my feed courtesy of your amazing community. Brightest of blessings to all. 😊
You bring quite the blessing and good juju yourself Traci! I'm sure @riverflows and the team very much appreciate the support. 💚
That's so kind of you @traciyork and it will really help this wonderful community grow xxxx
@trackiyork, I don't know how I missed this - life, I suppose! That's so amazing, thanks so much! You are an absolute gem. xx
Wow, love the rich content of this article. Funnily enough, I working on an article about birth pill control and hormonal health. I am super excited to read such great content here on subjects that I am deeply engaged with. Thanks for sharing such a great article, I am thrilled with it :D
Much love and support
I don't know why this post upsets you so much, but working on that is your responsibility, neither the author nor any other person here are obliged to suit your perspectives. If you don't like what's been said here, then ignore the post and move on. Please refrain from diminishing the work and the comments of other people in the community. Nobody's done any harm to you here, your attitude is unwarranted.
Godspeed, man. You're welcome if you want to come back at some point with a different behavior.
Go well, @ganjaframer. We wish you all the best with your journey and hope you find a place where you are happy.
I've been meaning to stop by the Moon Journal for a while now. Interesting enough I was just speaking with a client this week about a young girl who is friends with her daughter who has amenorrhea as part of a whole host of symptoms related to an eating disorder. Made me so sad to hear about as she is so young. I truly hope she can get the help she needs as it can be incredibly dangerous long-term. Thank you Daniela for a soft reminder to nourish ourselves and listen to the signs our body gives us.
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Wow. Nutrition is so fundamental for a healthy cycle, even color change can be due to poor nutrition. I send her a lot of health energy, sometimes, struggling with food problems is a much more difficult struggle than others. A big hug!!! 🌼
It really is! I think disordered eating can be even more dangerous because unlike alcoholism or drug use where you don't need those things to survive, we NEED food. So to try to overcome something like anorexia can be an uphill battle because you can't avoid the trigger. Though as you pointed out, there are plenty of other things that can disrupt your cycle, food is a big one for so many health issues. 💚
This is such an important issue, particularly the messages that each woman's body (anc ccle is different) and that we need to seriously listen to our bodies. Thank you for reminding us. It's important - even for those of us who no longer menstruate.
Absolutely. When I studied in high school (and I graduated in 2017) we were never taught anything about women's health, only basic and meaningless things. Over time I studied this topic on my own and made it my goal to guide those women who still face censorship of their own health. Thank you very much for your support, a big hug! 💚
Feeling very grateful to have this important topic discussed, educating ourselves about our bodies and understanding them is so important and something that really empowers us. Thank you for sharing this and for highlighting how our moon cycle is indeed designed to help us learn about ourselves and the power of letting go. Thank you @danielapevs xxxxxx
I'm just here to say "Long live the Moon Journal!"
@gamjafarmer, perhaps unfollowing is good advice to yourself, rather that being hurtful. You might not like it, but then its not aimed at you. It is about womans health, after all. I am a little suprised and saddened you'd be so nasty and disrespectful to someone from the Lotus team, let alone someone that you don't know and has not done anything to intentionally harm you. Our interactions have always been respectful, but I dont see that here, which is disappointing.
With respect, as always, @riverflows.
Im sorry you feel womens health and bodies are disgusting, and imagine wrongs have been done to you. That must be hard. Take care of yourself, and I hope you find happiness and feelings of belonging in a group you feel is right for you.
Thankyou for your small delegation over the past year.
Im sorry you believe your story about having issues before in Natural Medicine. I have no knowledge of this, and in my mind, it was another situation and group entirely - I do feel for you that you have been unable to let that go.