How to Regulate a Menstral Cycle

A menstrual cycle is a nuisance, making women feel sick, tired and achy. Facing irregularity on top of that can be a huge frustration and is a condition suffered by approximately 30% of women. Before you can determine if your menstrual cycle is irregular, you must determine what is regular for your body. While most assume a regular period occurs every 28 days, each woman's menstrual cycle is different. A menstrual cycle may occur every 20 days or every 35. The only way to determine if you are regular is to keep track of the number of days between your period each month. If you do determine you are irregular, there are a number of options available to regulate your menstrual cycle.

Things You'll Need

• hormonal contraceptives
• hormonal supplements

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Instructions

• 1

  Reduce your stress level. If you find that you live with high stress regularly, this may be a primary cause for your irregular cycles. There are many options available for stress reduction. You might try meditation, reading, cooking, dancing or just spending time with friends.

• 2

  Reduce your exercise level if you are over-exercising frequently. It is important to exercise regularly, but if you are exercising too much, it may be the cause for irregularity. If you are an athlete and training, try cutting back a bit to allow your cycle to return to normal.

• 3

  Get help if you are suffering from anorexia or bulimia. In addition to disrupting the regularity of your menstrual cycle, these disorders will cause numerous other health problems.

• 4

  Take a hormonal contraceptive. They will maintain your hormones at balanced levels and are readily available by prescription, coming in oral, patch, ring and injectable forms.

• 5

  Take hormone supplements. Make an appointment with your doctor to test if you have a hormone problem, like the overproduction of testosterone. If this is the case, hormonal supplements may regulate your cycle.