• proudblond@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    I might be wrong and I’m happy to be corrected here. Isn’t it possible to stop getting your period because of high stress on your body? I would guess living through a post-apocalyptic situation might merit that level of stress. But I could be wrong; I have a pretty cushy life all things considered so it’s not like I have direct experience with this kind of thing.

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      14 days ago

      Humans lived in an environment similar to a post apocalyptic situation for 1000s of years and still reproduced just fine. I’m not saying it isn’t a thing at all, but I don’t think it would be common or widespread.

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      15 days ago

      I’m not an expert either but yeah stress and poor nutrition can mess up your cycle but I don’t think indefinitely.

      As in, you might not have a period for several months but sooner or later your endometrium will shed.