How We Feel When Our Period is Late
My period is late - what does it mean?
Variation in your cycle is totally normal. Even if you're usually like clockwork, there are a number of reasons why your period could be late – from pregnancy to stress, or sudden weight loss or gain. If you've recently had unprotected sex, or if there's a chance your contraception hasn't worked as it should, here are some things to consider.
Explore Your Options
Holidays. Fighting with a BFF. Moving house. Partying all night. A spontaneous hook-up.
Positive and negative disruptions to daily life can cause you to forget simple tasks which you otherwise do on autopilot – like removing contact lenses or setting an alarm before bed. It can also cause you to forget to take your contraceptive pill, which, when forgotten regularly, causes far more stress long-term. Find out what to do when you forgot the pill.
Factoring In Fertility
Your sister swipes right if someone mentions it in their dating profile. Your grandmother asks you at every family gathering. Your other friends in relationships also don’t know if or when they want kids.
Around 70% of women express wanting to become pregnant in the future. But planning if and when this will happen is a conversation you need to have with your doctor, not just your friends or family. Explore your options here.
Contraception Efficacy
The unbreakable condom. Failsafe withdrawal. Your body working like clockwork. The perfect world these things belong to doesn’t actually exist. So let’s embrace reality and remember — perfect is not typical. In fact, your contraceptive’s efficacy changes based on perfect use versus on typical use, and this influences whether your chosen contraceptive truly matches your needs. Compare your options here.
Hormones And You
Different women, different bodies, different needs. Hormones naturally occur in the body, and affect menstrual cycles in distinct ways. Hormones present in contraceptives also have particular impact on our bodies and cycles, which can be tailored depending on individual needs. Learn more about hormones in your body here.
Unpredictable Periods
Some months you get caught out early. Others you have your granny briefs on ready and waiting. The menstrual cycle varies for everyone who menstruates, and different contraceptives affect period pain symptoms and blood flow in varied ways. There’s no method that suits anyone best – it’s about finding the one that works with your body. Compare your options here.
