VIVAnews - Do you experience menstrual cycle every 21 or maybe 30 days? Not to worry, because it is still within the normal category. According to Lissa Rankin, a gynecologist and author of "What's Up Down There? Questions You'd Only Ask Your gynecologist", on average, female menstrual cycle runs every 28 days, but some are less or more than that.
"Technically, the normal cycle lasts for 21-35 days," Rankin said, as quoted from www.sheknows.com
However, there are things to watch out for when the menstrual cycle changed drastically. For example, if your menstrual cycle changes from 21 days, then the next month to 35 days.
For this condition, you should immediately see a doctor. Before that, you need to know four things that can affect your menstrual cycle.
1. Diet and exercise
If you exercise vigorously or a strict diet, your body will assume you are not fit to become pregnant. Thus, estrogen levels decline and hampered the process of ovulation, menstruation can be late and stopped temporarily. So make sure you already exercise and eat regularly.
2. Weight loss
Just like diet and excessive exercise, weight is too low can make the body assumes you're not ready to become pregnant. Thus, the impact on the reduction in estrogen levels. Likewise if excessive body weight, making the production of estrogen is more than usual so that irregular menstrual cycles.
3. Contraceptives
Contraceptives are also there which makes manipulation of the menstrual cycle. This makes the menstrual cycle inhibited and not on schedule. Usually this happens at the beginning of usage. But because of contraceptives consist of various types, you should consult your doctor if you have a problem with the menstrual cycle after using contraception.
4. Stress
Severe stress can affect hormone production. It also can make the menstrual cycle became irregular. For that, try to find ways to reduce your stress levels so as not to impact negatively on health.
