Why do Women Experience Irregular Menstrual Cycles?
Women may experience irregular menstrual cycles for many reasons. An irregular period cycle may occur due to problems with the woman’s thyroid, if she is under stress, if the woman lacks an adequate amount of iron in her body (anemia), if she has problems with her weight, or if she partakes in vigorous exercise. Most young women begin to get their periods when they are thirteen years old and continue to get their periods until the approximate age of fifty. A normal menstruation cycle runs every twenty-eight days but it can go as long as every thirty-four days. A healthy menstrual cycle has the date of menstruation appearing at approximately the same time each month within a five day window. A woman with a healthy menstrual cycle will see their period about thirteen times a year and a whopping 450 times during their lifetime. The menstrual blood is controlled by the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. When the woman is about to get her period, the uterus lining becomes thick and
