 [ Symptoms ] could my child is shortness of breath be related to him being over weight somewhat  my child is 9 years old and somewhat overweight he has shortness of breath all the time not just during activity he goes around taking in deep breaths a lot and i can tell he is not getting proper air he uses his inhaler daily my husband thinks its because he is overweight but i am concerned he was put on inhaler because he may have exercised induced asthma the doctor said but that was when he was 7 years old could this type of shortness of breath be caused by overweight  [ Disease ] it is my understanding that in no way can genitial herpes cause you to stop having periods your period can trigger herpes outbreaks but the opposite is not true herpes outbreaks will not cause you to stop having periods i would talk to my doctor hope you feel better