Question:
I'm Late

I am going to a seminar this month to meet the surgeons, I have a BMI of 40 and a few co-morbs. Normally my period is reagular, for some reason I am 12 days late. I took 3 pregnancy tests and they all said negative.I don't have any symptoms (except for a dreadful cold right now) but I am nervous that I may be pregnant. I have a son and another baby is always a blessing, but right now I just need to get healthy. Any suggestions to why I could be late. God Bless.    — [Anonymous] (posted on December 10, 2001)

December 10, 2001
I miss my period all the time. It's always irregular. I think it's due to my weight. Sometimes I get it, sometimes it's a few days, sometimes it's an hour. Sometimes it just isn't there. I don't know if this helps you or not, but periods can be crazy when you're obese.
   — Goldilauxx B.

December 10, 2001
It could possibly be due to stress. For the three months just prior to my surgery, despite being on birth control pills to regulate my period, I didn't get a period at all. My doctors chalked it up to stress.
   — [Anonymous]

December 10, 2001
It really could be stress, or your weight could aggravate it. Before my surgery my periods had begun to be kinda erratic. The pregnancy tests you're taking: Are they the over-the-counter type, or blood tests? If you're actually pregnant, a blood test should be fairly conclusive at this point. But again, it could easily be stress or weight.
   — Mary Ellen W.