can stress cause ovulation problems?

[briannas auntie]

The past month and a half, I have been under a lot of stress from college and from having TONS of stuff I am doing at church for the Easter/Lenten season.  I have had to stay awake past 1am just to get homework done to get it in on time.

Well, this month, I noticed that my ovulation time since last month has been a bit off.  My period also seems a day longer than usual (7 days instead of 6), despite using cloth pads.  It seems like I had to wait forever for my period to start this month.

Could the extreme stress be the cause of all of this?  I have also noticed that I am retaining more water and feeling bloated than usual. 

Jessie

[Jaimee]

Absolutely!  Illness, stress, travel, injury, etc. all frequently delay ovulation.  You may have seen one patch of creamy or EW cervical fluid at the expected ovulation time and then another patch a few days or even a week later.  This is a good indication that ovulation was delayed and you can expect AF to be delayed accordingly.

[Sol_y_Paz]

yes, very much so.