Most women have probably experienced a late or skipped period before. While the first thing that comes to mind is a potential pregnancy, there are several other reasons why you could be late or skipping your period this month.
Reason #1: Major Weight Loss or Excessive Exercise
Losing weight extremely fast can cause your body to delay or stop ovulation for a while. This is nature’s way of preventing pregnancy when your body is not ready and seems to be a protection mechanism until your body is strong enough and hormone levels have been restored. Once your body weight is stable, periods should return to their previous cycle. Excessive exercising can be another reason why your cycles may change. If you are training for a marathon or anoter major athletic event that requires you to exercise more than usual, this may cause your body to delay or skip a period. This added stress on your body may prevent ovulation, which leads to lower estrogen levels, which in turn prevents the uterine build-up. Hence, you skip a period.
Reason #2: Stress
Every woman has experienced stress at some point in her life. This can be a work, personal or other related issue. Regardless, stress can affect a section in the brain that plays a big role in hormone production, the hypothalamus. Whether you are experiencing stress at work, or in your personal life, it could be the explanation why your period is late/skipped.
Reason #3: Thyroid Irregularity
Located in your neck, the thyroid gland regulates your metabolism. Besides regulating metabolism, it also affects other parts of the body to keep things going. If you are suffering from any kind of thyroid irregularity, that can have implications on your cycle. If you suspect a thyroid disorder, you should check with your healthcare professional for further examination to confirm that this is the reason for your missed period.
Reason #4: Illness
Have you been under the weather lately? Common illnesses such as the flu and cold can cause your body to postpone ovulation , which is why your period could also be late. Depending on how long you have been ill, this delay can be anywhere from a couple days to a few weeks.
Reason #5: Taking new medication
Certain medication can interfere with your hormone levels, and could be the reason for a delayed or missed period . You should ask your healthcare provider if you have recently started or switched to new medication. When first coming off hormonal birth control, it may also take some time for your regular periods to return.
It can still be considered 'normal' to miss 1-2 periods per year. However, if you experience a late or missed period for more than 2 months in a row and you have previously had regular cycles, you should seek advice from you healthcare professional.
For optimal use of Daysy, we recommend that you should have slept sufficiently (at least one hour) before the measurement. It is important that you take your temperature immediately after waking up, before getting up and becoming active. Measure below your tongue, with your mouth closed, and keep the device steady while it is measuring. Video Tutorial
No. You should have at least one hour of good quality sleep before the measurement. It is important that you take your temperature immediately after waking up, before getting up and becoming active. For optimal use of Daysy, try to get at least 3 or more hours of sleep before measuring. Less sleep can result in more temperature fluctuations causing Daysy to give more fertile or potentially fertile days.
You can confirm or remove menstruation at any time during the current day. Simply press the button to turn on your Daysy, and then press and hold the activation button until the violet light lights up without flashing and you hear a "beep." Confirm you are menstruating for each day of active bleeding and for a minimum of three consecutive days. You can also remove menstruation data for the same day by turning Daysy on and pressing and holding the activation button until the purple/blue light is no longer solidly lit and begins flashing again.
The first 2-4 cycles of use are considered Daysy's learning phase. Over the course of her learning phase, Daysy will come to understand your cycle and begin narrowing down your fertile window. Daysy remains quite cautious and conservative during this time, which is why Daysy is accurate starting the very first day.
You can rely on Daysy's results starting the very first day of use. In the beginning, you will see more yellow and red days because Daysy is still learning your unique cycle. You will see more green days as Daysy comes to understand your cycle and can narrow down your fertile window. The more regularly you measure, the better.
Yes. Irregular cycles are not a problem for Daysy/Lady-Comp. Even with irregular cycles, all Valley devices distinguish between non-fertile and fertile days with a very high accuracy. However, in case of extreme fluctuations between cycles it will give you more red and yellow lights and less green lights. Fluctuations of several days are usually not a problem. If you have questions about your unique cycle, please reach out to our team of experts.
No! DaysyDay is free! There are no in-app purchases or upgrade fees.
In general, you should skip measurements during illness and while you are taking medication that can have an influence on your body temperature or cycle. If you have doubts, contact your doctor or our customer service team.