Health advice on menstruation

There maybe delay sometimes due to various reasons like anxiety, stress, worries, and some hormonal changes.

• Asafoetida is known to increase the secretion of the female hormone, progesterone. Thus it facilitates menstruation.
  
  
  Fry asafoetida in clarified butter and add a teaspoonful of it to buttermilk. Have this once in a day.
• An infusion of ginger sweetened with sugar is taken for correcting irregular periods.
  
  
  
• Sesame seeds are also used as a home remedy for menstrual delay. Have 1 teaspoon of sesame powder twice daily.
• Take fenugreek sprouts 2tbspn with your salad.
• Have iron and protein rich foods. Among vegetables, white pumpkin, papaya, drumstick, snake gourd, bitter gourd and cucumber are good for dysmenorrheal.
  Don't take any medicines without a prescription. If the delay is not much then you need not worry, however if it is too long then consult a gynecologist for a treatment.