Question: Not getting periods but having normal iron levels/body weight... what is the problem?

Get Smarter wrote:

dasfghjhgfkdl wrote:

I was wondering if anyone had experienced the same... I get irregular periods, maybe once every 2-3 months (the last was 2 months ago, and before that was ~1.5 months ago) for a while (a while ago it was more regular). I have definitely increased my mileage the past year but I am making sure I am getting enough iron (supplement, and not taking it with calcium), and my iron levels are fine. Is this still cause to be worried? I am also an average body weight, BMI of 19-20. What could be the problem? Thanks.

Unless you are male, there may be no problem. Do a little reading on the web.

Regular periods are a rather recent occurrence in human evolution.

There is an essay that address this in Gladwell's "What the Dog Saw" collection of articles. See the one about the invention of the birth control pill...by a Catholic doctor, btw!

The Concrete Runner wrote:

This happens because you, like many other female runners, take yourself waaaayy too seriously. Despite what you say in your opening statement, you're obsessed with body weight and its affect on your performance. You starve yourself.

Well, you don't think you do, but you do. You go out to the local burger joint with friends/teammates. Everyone orders a juicy burger with fries, everyone except you. You order the mediterranean salad with vinaigrette because you "have more self-control than your friends" or because "you are sooooooo dedicated to running..." Imbecile. You would never go near a beer. You're so dedicated (and your social life probably reflects that dedication, if you know what I mean), yet you run shitty race after shitty race. AND you can't get a period. Gee, I wonder why. You're body is like "FEED ME," and you're like "here's a spinach leaf." You tell yourself that you're satisfied and full, but it's all a big lie.

Quit kidding yourself. You're pathetic. I bet you even run the majority of your miles on soft, padded surfaces like gravel and grass. Laughable.

Keep it on the crete, and eat a burger every now and then.