The paper girl has not had menstruation for 3 years! Doctor: Losing more weight may lead to infertility

A 25-year-old lady who is as thin as a "paper man" has not had her menstruation for 3 years. The patient recently lost 10 kilograms from 46 kg to 36 kg through weight loss. She is 154 cm tall and her BMI is only 15.1. She wants to induce menstruation and seeks help from an obstetrician and gynecologist. In order to find out the cause of the prolonged and irregular menstruation, the obstetrician and gynecologist drew blood from the patient to check whether the problem was in the brain? Or is it just that weight loss causes changes in pituitary gland function, resulting in delayed menstruation?

Excessive weight loss can easily lead to hormonal chaos and even cause infertility.

Gynecologist Cai Fengbo said that foreign reports show that because weight loss can easily lead to hormonal chaos, the patient who has not had her menstruation for three years is advised not to lose weight anymore. Further weight loss may cause infertility and seriously affect the chances of having children in the future. Even if the patient develops anorexia, his life may be in danger.

Losing weight, severe stress or sudden changes in lifestyle may affect ovulation and cause menstrual abnormalities. If pregnancy is confirmed, you can wait and observe or go to the obstetrics and gynecology department to induce menstruation. If it is delayed for too long, further examination and confirmation are necessary.

Dr. Cai Fengbo said that in the United States, one in three women asks a doctor for help in losing weight. Among the various weight loss tricks, drugs are the most effective. Currently, the more well-known ones are Fen Phen, Leptin, or exercise plus diet control. According to research, if a woman of childbearing age wants to have children and lose weight, taking the weight loss pill Leptin's receptor antagonist may hinder or interfere with the ovarian reproductive physiology, thus causing infertility, making it impossible to have both weight loss and having children. This situation is worthy of further research by scientists on the impact of weight loss drugs on fertility.

In fact, excessive weight loss will interfere with the normal functioning of the endocrine system and be detrimental to vitality. Medically, it is common for women who gain or lose weight rapidly to stop menstruating, which means that their weight gains and loses suddenly, which can easily lead to ovulation disorders and infertility!