Period only lasted 2 days instead of 5

Menstruation is a complex process controlled by a number of female sex hormones. The hypothalamus, pituitary gland and the ovaries secrete these critical hormones in minute amounts.

Is it normal for my period to last 1 day

Even a slight imbalance of these hormones is felt far and wide.

Regular or irregular, very light, scanty menstrual bleeding is known as hypomenorrhea.

The amount of bleeding is the point of focus.

Oligomenorrhea on the other hand is infrequent menstruation.

Normal menstruation occurs every 28 days.

In oligomenorrhhea menstruation is more than 35 days apart. It is vital to remember that having infrequent periods or scanty bleeding does not automatically mean that there is a problem with fertility.

Most of the time, infertility rates of women who menstruate normally are the same as those who have hypomenorrhea and oligomenorrhea.

Use of hormonal contraceptive methods is one of the most common causes of having scanty periods.

Hormonal oral contraceptive pills, intrauterine contraceptive devices that release hormones (Mirena), hormonal implants (implanon, Jadelle) and hormonal injections (depo