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Question by JaneDoe: Late Period! Please Help!?
Usually I never noticed my period or even plotted down the date, since I have never had sex or done anything sexual (dont even have a boyfriend). However, since last month I’ve had an exam at the same time of my period I remembered when I got it last and have realized that I am now 15 days late for my period. I don’t know if I have been going through too much stress or weight loss, but I can say that the past 6 months have been stressful – moving to a new country, starting a new study and traveling around on average at least once or twice every month. I have been steadily losing weight, but not much. I’ve been through worse before. I am 26 and the last time my period stopped (for 7 months) was when I was 16 due to drastic weight loss. I’ve put the weight back on but ever since I moved to this new country I’ve trying to eat less and healthier. During the past 6 months I lost around 14 pounds, which I don’t think is much to stop my period. Also I have been severely depressed this past month to the extend that I sometimes could cry involuntarily, but for the past 10 days or so I haven’t been as depressed…in fact, just two days ago I received some great news from back home and still it did not come…

What can be the problem? I am starting to think all kinds of thoughts. Since I arrived in this country I have been living in houses of couples (who are sexually active), can me sharing the bathroom with them cause me to get pregnant without me noticing anything suspicious? Forgive my ignorance in these matters, but I am indeed worried…

Oh and one last thing, for the past two weeks I started to every now and then get a dull pain in my abdomen that extends to my leg and lower back, but it is not severe in anyway and goes away most of the day. In fact I thought it was related to a trip I recently did (around 17 days ago) in which I climbed up hills and mountains carrying a very heavy backpack.

Thanks anyways…

Best answer:

Answer by LisaC
Since you are not sexually active, you are not pregnant. You cannot become pregnant by sharing a bathroom. If you are truly 26 years old I am surprised to read you don’t know that fact. Anyhow, please do see a doctor. Women can skip periods due to physical stress, and also due to emotional stress. Moving from one home/country/anything can certainly be stressful! However, 7 months is too long to go without a period. The doctor needs to examine you and run some blood tests to determine your hormone levels. If you have an eating disorder please discuss this with the doctor. Don’t be surprised if the doctor also orders an ultrasound to check what is going on with your ovaries and your uterus. Hopefully the doctor can determine the source of your abdominal pain and make a treatment plan. Please do not ignore this health situation. Truly, only a doctor can give you the answers you need. I wish you well.

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