Many female women experience delayed menstruation, which is a very common condition. There are long and short delays in menstruation, so is it normal to delay menstruation for 10 days? Generally speaking, it is normal to delay your period for about a week, but if it is delayed for 10 days, you should pay attention to the fact that it is normal to delay your period for about seven days, but if it is delayed for 7 to 10 days, you should consider pregnancy or other health problems, but not always. The normal menstrual cycle is between 23 and 30 days, with an average of 28 days, and the menstrual period varies from about 3 to 7 days. If the period is regular and occasionally there is a delay of more than 10 days, and there is intercourse without contraception during the period, then you should consider the possibility of pregnancy, and if there is no intercourse during the period, then the period is delayed for more than 10 days, then further examination is needed. Because the causes of irregular menstruation are multiple and complex, so what are the causes that can lead to it? 1.Mental stress leads to abnormal emotions such as excessive mental stress, grief, sadness, exasperation and lost love in women, which often lead to delayed menstruation. The manifestations in this case are breast swelling and pain, distraction and depression. If the period is occasionally delayed for this reason, it usually does not require treatment, but if the period is delayed all the time, you need to seek timely medical attention to regulate it. 2, excessive weight loss caused by many women in order to control weight, taking some weight loss drugs or excessive dieting, which leads to delayed menstruation. If the delay is short, you can naturally restore the normal menstrual cycle, but for a longer period of time, you often need to take medication to restore normal. 3, the side effects of taking drugs caused by taking birth control pills suddenly stop, especially oral long-acting contraceptives, will appear menstrual disorders. May choose to take other ways of contraception. In addition, any drugs that can inhibit the central dopamine receptors, resulting in a decrease in the amount of hypothalamic release factor into the anterior pituitary gland, the anterior pituitary gland secretion of gonadotropins and corticosteroids, etc., may lead to menopause and delayed ovulation, etc. 4.Surgery causes cervical adhesions caused by cervical surgery, abortion, etc., resulting in stasis of menstrual blood, thus delaying menstruation. 5, endocrine disorders lead to Pro polycystic ovary syndrome, premature ovarian failure can also lead to delayed menstruation, you should go to check, once found abnormal, as soon as possible for treatment. 6, chronic diseases lead to Some common chronic diseases such as chronic hepatitis, tuberculosis, tumor and hypothyroidism can also lead to delayed menstruation due to lack of nutrition. 7.The most common reason for delayed menstruation is pregnancy After ten days of delayed menstruation, you can test your urine with an early pregnancy test, and if it is positive, you are likely to be pregnant. In addition, if you are pregnant, you may have other symptoms such as nausea and breast tenderness. What should I do if my period is delayed for 10 days? Generally, after 7 days of delayed menstruation, you can test your urine with a pregnancy test, and if it is positive, you are likely to be pregnant, and if the “pregnancy test strip” is negative, the opposite is true. In fact, if you want to know whether you are pregnant, the most direct way is to go to the hospital for ultrasound. 2, keep a happy spirit, avoid mental stimulation and emotional fluctuations, individual in the menstrual period with lower abdominal distension, lumbar acidity, breast pain, mild diarrhea, easy fatigue, drowsiness, emotional instability, irritability or depression and other phenomena, are normal, do not need to be overly nervous. 3, pay attention to keep warm and avoid cold stimulation. Avoid overwork. Women with delayed menstruation are generally caused by cold in the uterus, especially in the winter should not be cold, otherwise it is easy to aggravate the symptoms of menstrual disorders. 4. Do not eat cold, sour and spicy food, drink more water and keep your bowels open. Blood-heated people should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables before menstruation, avoid eating onions, garlic, leeks and ginger and other things that stimulate the transport of fire. Qi and blood deficiency must usually increase nutrition, such as milk, eggs, soy milk, pig liver, spinach, pork, chicken, mutton, etc., avoid eating raw and cold fruits and vegetables. 5, if the menstrual cycle is unstable, the delayed or early menstruation is more serious, or if it is delayed or early for a long time should go to seek treatment. In addition, women can also go to the hospital regularly for some routine checkups to understand their physical condition.