Stress and Early Periods

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Does stress cause an early period? Mine came 3 days earlier than it was supposed to. I had a very stressful experience in a store on Sunday which has caused me stress through today. I'm wondering if it's the cause of my early period. This is not the first time my period has been early. It's frequently either early or late. Oddly enough, my symptoms aren't that bad this month compared to last though. Last month my head was throbbing for almost two days (this is extremely rare for me), I couldn't sleep, and I was exhausted. Although, I guess last month was stressful too. Today, I just have some mood swings and mild cramps. Laying under my electric blanket and gently rubbing my tummy helps soothe them. Any thoughts on this?

Exes I've had have typically commented on stress causing their period to be delayed.

I’ve only heard of or experienced periods coming late due to stress. However, I found some articles which demonstrate that stress can make them come early too.

Maybe the onset of your early period was what caused you to feel stressed. It's like a viscous circle sometimes.

Your periods (if you're not on birth control) should come exactly two weeks after ovulation. Stress and illness can delay ovulation, so they tend to delay periods. Stressful event that happened a couple days ago could not affect ovulation.

If your symptoms feel different it is likely you didn't ovulate this cycle.

Yes, stress can cause an early period (or withdrawal bleed on hbc). Even with my Mirena I get spotting & bleeding when I'm stressed, but normally I don't have any periods on it.

Stress can also delay a period. These variances are normal unless they occur often.