What is amenorrhea?
Amenorrhea is a medical word for when you don’t get your period. It can be totally normal when it’s caused by some birth control methods, if you’re pregnant, or just had a baby and are breastfeeding. In fact, lactational amenorrhea is a birth control method! Amenorrhea can also be a sign of problems with your hormone levels caused by stress, extremely low body weight, or other medical concerns. So, if you don’t get your period when you were expecting it, talk to a health care provider to figure out what’s going on.
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