Have you been stressed this month? Stress on its own is enough to delay a period for a few days. And I know that makes it even harder when you are trying to conceive.
At 33, you still have plenty of time left to have a baby. If I were you, I wouldn't worry quite as much as you are. Especially since it's very common for women to occasionally have longer cycles.
If it would make you feel better to see your doctor, by all means do that. But like Miscortes said, it quite often takes couples a year or longer to conceive. Couples are not officially "infertile" unless they have tried for a year and haven't conceived; at that point, doctors test both the man and the woman to see if there are problems.
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Anon,
Have you been stressed this month? Stress on its own is enough to delay a period for a few days. And I know that makes it even harder when you are trying to conceive.
At 33, you still have plenty of time left to have a baby. If I were you, I wouldn't worry quite as much as you are. Especially since it's very common for women to occasionally have longer cycles.
If it would make you feel better to see your doctor, by all means do that. But like Miscortes said, it quite often takes couples a year or longer to conceive. Couples are not officially "infertile" unless they have tried for a year and haven't conceived; at that point, doctors test both the man and the woman to see if there are problems.
What do you think? Does this help?
May 18, 2010 - 8:59amThis Comment
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