"Suffering from irregular periods is a fairly clear indication that your cycles have become imbalanced. There are a variety of reasons for this, which we will discuss below, and also many ways to address the imbalance. Many women are unconcerned about having irregular cycles until they begin trying for a baby, but other women find it very difficult to plan without knowing when their periods could appear.

What are irregular periods?
"Irregular periods are simply those that are not regular. If you suffer from irregular periods, you simply will not know when your period is going to appear. Cycles can vary from 23 to 35 days, but they are classed as regular if your periods occur at roughly the same time each cycle. So, even if your periods are, say, 35 days apart instead of the usual 28, but they always appear at day 35, they would be classified as being ‘normal’. Irregular periods can be extremely difficult or even impossible to track.

What symptoms could you experience?
"Minor cycle irregularities are common. For example, you may have your period on day 23 of one month and then the next month on day 35. If you are not happy with that level of unpredictability, follow the natural recommendations later on in this e-book to make your cycles more regular.
"You may, however, have a much more irregular cycle, in which case it is important that you have further investigations, so that other problems, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (see PCOS e-book) can be ruled out. The following symptoms are characteristic of irregular periods..."