(HealthDay News) -- When a woman misses her period, her first instinct may be to assume that she's pregnant. While lack of a menstrual cycle can indicate pregnancy, there are other reasons that could cause your cycle to stop.Here are some conditions that may affect a woman's menstrual cycle, courtesy of the Saint Francis Health Care System:
- Extreme weight loss or exceptionally strenuous exercise.
- Obesity.
- Stress or anxiety.
- Menopause.
- Health conditions that affect the thyroid or pituitary gland.
- Some medications.
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