Doctor explains how coronavirus pandemic could be having impact on your period – Mirror Online, Mirror.co.uk
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With the UK’s lockdown extended for three more weeks and everyone on high alert about coronavirus , it’s fair to say you might be feeling a little stressed right now .
And this stress can have all sort of affects on your body.
But a couple of women on social media have reported that their periods have been pretty irregular during lockdown, experiencing everything from getting their period early to having intense cramps and light spotting for the first time.
If you’ve noticed any of these changes in yourself, you’re definitely not alone.
A doctor has explained how stress might cause your period to seem a little out of the ordinary over the next few months.
Speaking to Cosmopolitan.com,
Dr Sarah Toler, Doctor of Nursing Practice and a science writer at female health app Clue , said: “Stress activates a hormonal pathway in the body called the hypothalamic -pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Together, these three components (that’s the HPA axis, cortisol, and CRH) help to control stress response in the body. ”
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