Reasons for an Early Menstrual Period
All fertile females experience the menstrual cycle of physiological change. The menstrual cycle is under the endocrine system’s control and is essential for reproduction. There are three phases of a normal menstrual cycle:
- Follicular or menstruation phase
- Ovulation or Proliferative phase
- Luteal or Secretory phase
The average menstrual cycle is usually twenty-eight days, but it may vary from woman to woman depending on the length of time that occurs in each phase. Females or girls experience their first menstrual cycle during the later stage of puberty or at the age of twelve or anywhere between eight and sixteen.
Signs of Fertility
Whether there is a delayed or early menstrual period, menstruation or menstrual bleeding is a sign that a woman is not pregnant and will be on her most fertile period five days before or one or two days after the ovulation phase.
What are the Causes of Early Periods
Early menstrual period reasons happen when hormonal signals are thrown out of sync. Your body produces hormones such as estrogen and progesterone. These hormones are found in the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus and the ovaries. They send signals to one another to trigger menstruation and ovulation. When the hormonal signals are deregulated, it can cause an early (or irregular) menstrual cycle.
Here are some reasons that cause the change in hormonal levels:
- Stress: Fatigue, too much worrying, and anxiousness can cause the hormonal imbalance.
- Diet: Extreme weight loss or weight gain, or basically a poor diet greatly affects the hormones.
- Exercise: Intense exercise can cause havoc on the body and thereby could be a reason for an early period.
Menstrual Complications
Early menstrual period by itself does not generally indicate any major complication. Most women would have regular menstrual cycle and periods later on. There are instances when some underlying complications are the reason for what causes early periods. If in the course of a menstrual period, you observe something different, which is consistent like excess flow or scanty flow of blood, severe cramping and headache, nausea or fainting, then you should seek medical attention right away.
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I had started out with normal periods for the earlier set of years, but for the past couple of years my periods are very irregular. If I have an intercourse my period tends to come a week early. Sometimes, it even come within 14 days and lasts for about 9-10 days. I started having my period since I was 12 years old and it was ok until for the past 4-5 years.
I am 37 years old and I had a Laparoscopic surgery to get my myoma removed in September. 20 days after that, I traveled for a month. My 1st and 2nd period after the surgery was on time, but the 3rd period came 10 days early. The period after that was again on time but I bled for 8 days. I normally bleed for 6 days. Again, this month I got my period 10 days early. I have not been pregnant but we were planning on starting a family soon. What could be the cause of these early periods?
My wife is a colon cancer survivor. She is absolutely fine at present, but has been having early periods for the last two months. Is this something I should be worried about?
My husband and I have been trying to conceive. The first day of my period was 3rd October. I started feeling changes in my body around the 19th with swollen breast, tenderness, swollen tummy, frequent urination and nausea. All this continued for around a week. On the 24th, I noticed light red spotting and for the next 2 days, dark brown mucous type spotting. Last night I started having strong period pain. Several hours later I received what I believe to be an early period (early by about 6 days). My period was due on the 2nd of November.
My 9 year old daughter just started menses yesterday. Is this normal or is it too early and will affect her?
Some girls start menstruating even at the age of 8. Although I believe your daughter should be fine, please attend to her for the first few cycles and provide all the emotional support she needs. If you notice anything unusual, you may want to get expert medical advice.
I have a 26 day cycle, but I noticed that my period is 11 days early. That’s 15 days after the start of my last period. Should I be concerned? I am 40 years old. Does this mean I am entering menopause already, or can it be something else?
Every month for the last several months my period has been coming on a week earlier with each month. One month it was 10 days early and since then it gone from 6 days early, to 5, to 7 days early. This has been going on for 4 months now. My husband and I have decided to not try and prevent pregnancy, but I have become baffled by the fact each month my period is earlier and earlier. My period has always been either on time, a week late, or a week early when not on birth control, but not every month. That has always been something that happens from time to time. It has become a bit frustrating because we decided we want to have a baby and each month my period comes earlier. We only have one child, that is 12 now and there have been no more pregnancies since then when I was 25 years old. Could there be something wrong with me or would my age be a factor, now 37? I would love to get some sort of feedback on what possibly could be going on. Thanks so much, J.
Considering your age, you may be having hormonal imbalance in your body. It may be one of the reasons for your early menstruation problem. Your diet and overall health may also play an important factor in getting early menses. Stress has been blamed to cause imbalance in hormones. In order to get pregnant, you should have regular intercourse in the fertile period. It is counted as 10th to 15th day after the last day of bleeding.
My period has always been regular but I noticed that it’s been coming early. May 3rd, I got a regular period. I had sex on May 23rd. June 2nd, I got another period which was normal, week long, heavy at first, lighter towards the end and horrible cramps. July 1st, I got another normal period, and then on July 31st I got another period. Can someone explain to me what is going on here? After my July 1st period on July 20th I took two home pregnancy tests and they both came out negative. Why are my periods like this?
Menstrual cycle is a physiological process occurring in every fertile woman. The menstrual cycle is under endocrinal control,
Normal menstrual cycle is usually 28 to 30 days period. But it may vary from one female to another due to their individual hormonal makeup. This irregularity can be treated.
Normally pregnancy remains if copulation occurs 5 days before, or 1 to 2 days after the ovulation phase.
When there is irregularity in menses, ovulation period is checked by performing a urine ovulatory test, where there is a significant rise in LH (Luteinizing Hormone) just before ovulation time. This test has to be performed regularly. This test does not ensure that you will become pregnant. It only tells you your most fertile time.