Hi everyone,

Hope you are well.

I am little concerned at the moment as it has nearly been three weeks since I should've come on my period and I still haven't.

I am on microgynon and have a nightmare remembering to take it. Earlier last month I went away for a couple of days and forgot to take the pack I was half way through with me, so a couple of days of not taking it I came on my period. I wasn't; due back home for another couple of days but found that I had a full pack in my overnight bag so started on those the day of my period and decided to run through until both packs were finished.

So I finished both packs almost three weeks ago and I have still not come on my period and I am starting to worry. I have done a pregnancy test a week ago and it told me I was not pregnant.

I have been under a lot of stress over the past few weeks and lost a lot of weight through it and have heard that this can affect your period, so I am not sure whether it is that.

I haven't gone back on the pill as I wanted to wait until I had come on and I could start again, but not sure what to do now.

Does anyone know what the best thing is for me to do.

Thank you

Rach xx

There are a couple of important points you made...... the first is you've lost a lot of weight..... if your BMI has dropped below 19 then this can cause your periods to stop.... also you are stressed about it..... this too can affect things..... if it has been 4 weeks since you last had unprotected sex and your tests are still negative, then it's highly unlikely you're pregnant...... once you realise this, stop stressing, and start eating a bit more, i'm sure your periods will make a re-appearance...... do see your GP if they dont though ok??

Let us know how you get on.

Nicki x

Hi Nicki,

Thank you for your reply to my post.

You were right it was down to my weight loss and the stress I have been under recently.

I lost quite a lot of weight and it wasn't the healthy way to do it, which made me stressed out and more irritable and constantly tired.

After three weeks of no period and being an absolute mess because of it, my mum sat me down and told me that my lack of eating was going to make me ill. I told her my periods had stopped and she stressed how important it was to keep healthy and fit.

So over the past few days I started eating normally and got back into my exercise regime and I came on yesterday. I am so relieved and going to go back to my normal eating habits as I was always healthy and exercised regularly, I just wanted to loose weight fast before I went away but went about it the wrong way.

It was a very silly idea and I would never do it again as it caused more hassle than what it was worth.

Rach xxxx