New Delhi, March 11 -- She added, "The examples for chronic stress include late night working hours, financial debt for a long period. Additionally, situations that are pressurizing and do not have immediate solutions can have an impact on one's menstrual cycle. This builds up over time and it affects our health."

Dr Priyanka Rani answered, "Stress has been associated with irregular menstrual cycles, heavy flow and even painful periods. A normal cycle duration is anywhere between 25 to 35 days. A cycle which comes before 25 days or after 35 days both are abnormal patterns. High levels of stress can result in shorter as well as longer menstrual cycles."

Each individual responds differently to stress and there is no exact measure of how s...