Can severe depression cause menstruation to stop?

Can severe depression cause Secondary Amenorrhea (no more periods)?

Yes severe depression can cause the irregular mensuration and other problems.

Yes it can.
Along with other factors such as diet, exercise and
yes, depression.

YES! because depression is a cycle too that includes a lot of things...stress, anxiety, panic, severe depression. People who are really stressed, anxious, and depressed; their body goes through a lot of changes and your cycle is one of them. Mainly because stress, anxiety, and depression have a lot to do with how your hormones are balanced, if they are unbalanced then a lot of other things will be too...including your cycle!

yes it can, so you may want to see a dr about your depression becasue it is not good to not have a period, since that is a woman's body's way of naturally cleaning itself out. too have a dr check to make sure nothing else is going on for your periods to stop,.

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