To have a period stop, especially when unexpected, is one of the most alarming events for a women struggling to conceive. Hormonal imbalance, using certain birth control or stopping birth control use, anovulation, fertility health issues, being underweight, nutrient deficiencies and breastfeeding* are many events that can cause absent periods.
If your period has decided to take a leave of absence, herbs can be helpful. Learn about them here!
Additional helpful resources…
How To Get Your Period Back
Natural Guide for Menstrual Health
*It is very common for women’s periods to be absent while breastfeeding. Many women don’t begin regular menstruation again until they stop breastfeeding. This is perfectly normal and not cause for concern! It is not suggested to use herbs to support the return of menstruation while breastfeeding.
Hethir Rodriguez is the Founder and President of Natural Fertility Info.com. She has been a Certified Herbalist for over 19 years, holds a Bachelors degree (BS) in Nutrition Sciences and is a Certified Birth Doula. Since founding Natural Fertility Info.com in 2007, Hethir has written and co-authored over 1200+ articles on Fertility; and her research, articles, and guides have been read by over 40,000,000 people. Hethir has dedicated her life to helping provide a source for high quality, research based information and support for those on their journey to becoming parents.
My cycle was actually regular before I started taking Vitex and Maca. Now it has been almost 2 months since my last one. I know I read it may take a couple months to regulate after starting herbs, but is it normal to have none at all?
Dear Rena,
Fertilica Maca and Vitex are not known to cause menstruation to stop. Could you be pregnant?
I understand that pcos can result to absent or scanty or irregular period. Can any of this supplement be taken for scanty period due to pcos? And which of the supplement will you advice? Thanks
Dear Rachel,
They may, but we know that a focus shift to diet and lifestyle is important first, before herbs, nutritional supplements and natural therapies are known to be helpful. We share about all of this in our guide How to Reduce the Damaging Effects of PCOS on Fertility Through Diet and Herbs.
This will be a helpful start!