Contents:
- Medical Video: Endometriosis
- 1. Pregnancy
- 2. Thyroid condition
- 3. Cysts in the ovary (ovarian cysts)
- 4. Stress
- 5. PCOS
- 6. Infection of the reproductive organs
- 7. Uterine polyps
Medical Video: Endometriosis
Stomach pain, mood change, acne develops, and other PMS symptoms are felt, but menstruation does not come. Have you ever experienced something like this? Apparently, not always what you think is a symptom of PMS is a sign that you are indeed coming to the moon, you know. There are several health conditions that can cause symptoms similar to PMS symptoms so you think menstruation will come soon. So what are the possibilities if you do not menstruate when you feel symptoms similar to PMS? Here are seven possible causes.
1. Pregnancy
Pain in early pregnancy can also provide symptoms similar to PMS. In the beginning of pregnancy, the embryo will stick to the lining of your uterus. The effect, during the first 4 weeks of pregnancy you usually experience stomach cramps. This makes some people sometimes think that menstruation will come soon.
Until the fifth and sixth week, other symptoms will appear such as nausea and vomiting. That's where people usually only realize that they are not going to experience menstruation, but are young pregnant.
Another symptom that can appear is that the breasts feel tightened before menstruation. This can also occur during early pregnancy. Hormonal changes during menstruation will make the breasts more sensitive and feel heavier.
2. Thyroid condition
When the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone, this will affect the body's metabolism, including the menstrual cycle.
An imbalance in the amount of thyroid hormone will affect important hormones in the process of ovulation or release of cells continuously into the uterus, namely the hormone FSH and the hormone LH. Low levels of LH and FSH will affect ovarian function or commonly known as the ovary.
If the ovary is not functioning properly, there will be a failure to release the egg.Abdominal cramps will appear. This is because your uterus, which is ready to hold eggs from the ovary, does not come with the egg that must be shed into menstruation.
Because the thyroid also regulates brain function, changes mood what you think is PMS is actually an effect of thyroid conditions that affects nerve function to the brain.
Therefore, if this continues to occur with other symptoms, namely a decrease or increase in sudden weight and heart palpitations, you should consult your doctor.
3. Cysts in the ovary (ovarian cysts)
Ovarian cysts or cysts in the ovary are a condition when the ovaries have abnormal fluid-filled bags.
Sometimes the presence of this ovary has no symptoms. However, when it finally causes symptoms, you will feel abdominal cramps when you don't menstruate. When experiencing this condition, the pain feels sharp on one side of the abdomen below the navel.
Cysts really aren't too problematic if they don't grow or grow. If enlarged, the cyst can be twisted and will cause very painful pain in the lower abdomen. This is similar to your PMS symptoms.
4. Stress
Stress is one of the reasons a person does not menstruate. Stress increases the hormone cortisol. Levels of cortisol that are too high will affect hormone balance, including hormones that regulate your ovaries and the lining of your uterus.
Normally, before menstruation in the uterus there will be a buildup of layers and will be shed when menstruation arrives. But when a person is stressed, the accumulation of layers continues without being followed by the decay of the uterine wall.
This condition occurs because the balance of hormones that regulate the ovaries and uterus is disrupted. The stomach feels painful like PMS symptoms even if you don't menstruate.
5. PCOS
PCOS or polycystic ovary syndomeis a condition caused by excess androgen hormones. This androgen hormone will affect ovarian function, hair growth, and weight gain.
The PCOS condition can produce anovulatory cycle and irregular blood spots. The cycle of anovulation causes the ovaries to twist and make pain feel like cramps during menstruation.
Excess hair growth that is associated with an imbalance of androgen hormones can trigger the growth of acne which usually occurs before people will experience menstruation.Even weight will increase and feel tight in PCOS conditions, such as before menstruation.
6. Infection of the reproductive organs
Some venereal diseases such as gonorrhea and chlamydia can cause discomfort conditions such as menstrual cramps. This infection will also cause pain around the pelvis like during menstruation when blood will come out of the uterus. Even though you are not experiencing symptoms of PMS.
7. Uterine polyps
The presence of polyps in the uterus can cause cramps and discomfort in the abdominal area such as during menstruation. Polyps are abnormal tissue enlargement in the body, one of them in the womb. If your pain does not go away and you do not menstruate, see your doctor immediately.
