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Answered by Dr. Artur Holubka

Is it safe to take Primolut while on oral contraceptives?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yaz (Ethinyl estradiol with Drospirenone) is a combined hormonal contraceptive pill with antimineralocorticoid and antiandrogenic action. The contraceptive effect of combined oral contraceptive drugs (COC) is based on various factors. The important factors are suppression of ovulation and changes in the endometrium. If you have used it correctly, the pearl index (the number of pregnancies in 100 women per year) is less than 1.

March 20, 2026

My daughter is 9 years old, but her height is only 120 cm. Why?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your daughter's height is not too small for her age, but she is short. Deficiency of anabolic hormones, severe somatic disease, and genetic and chromosomal disease can cause retardation in growth. It can also occur due to hereditary factors. Children of short parents are known to have family delayed maturation, and they reach puberty later than usual, with slow growth.

October 16, 2025

Please interpret my MRI taken for cervical kyphosis.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. After reviewing your studies, two years ago and this year, I conclude that the situation is much better (attachment removed to protect patient identity). You had a smoothing of physiological lordosis with the formation of cervical pathological kyphosis. But now the situation is much better. But there were degenerative-dystrophic changes in the cervical spine.

July 9, 2024

Can premenstrual syndrome make a woman vomit an entire day?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I assume that you have premenstrual syndrome (PMS), premenstrual tension syndrome, premenstrual illness, cyclic syndrome. It causes complex cyclical symptoms in women in premenstrual days. It occurs two to ten days before menstruation. It is characterized by psychoemotional, vegetative, metabolic, and endocrine disorders.

July 5, 2024

I take Diltiazem for tachycardia. Can I also take Melatonin for sleep problems?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Diltiazem is not given in a high dose to cause serious disturbance in you. Melatonin interferes with testosterone production. Melatonin deficiency initiates or aggravates the clinical course of all somatic pathologies. It also leads to testosterone deficiency at any age.

January 2, 2024

I do not have periods for a year with constant hair growth under my chin. What to do?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have classic hyperandrogenism of women. In this condition, the synthesis and activity of androgen hormone increases in the body. Hyperandrogenism occurs in eight percent of adolescent girls and twenty three percent of women in their fertile period. The hyperandrogenism is classified into adrenal (adrenogenital syndrome), ovarian (polycystic ovarian syndrome), GA in violation of reception and exchange of androgens in the skin (peripheral), and mixed.

December 28, 2023

In the past three months, my periods have become lighter and shorter. Should I be worried?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Ovarian torsion is an acute surgical condition caused by complete or partial volvulus of the ovary. It disturbs the blood flow and nutrition. Ovarian torsion causes sudden severe abdominal pain with one-sided localization. There is bloody leucorrhea, nausea, vomiting, stool disturbance, dysuria, fever, and tachycardia.

October 13, 2023

I had sex on the seventh day of my periods and took an I-pill immediately. Why is my period late?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You need to know some information about the menstrual cycle. The first day of menstruation indicates the beginning of the follicular phase or a menstrual phase of the uterus. The final maturation of the dominant follicle occurs in the follicular phase and it is individual for each woman. It takes from seven to twenty-two days.

September 15, 2023

I have a bump on the side of my foot, which hurts a bit. What should I do to get rid of it?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have a common callus. They are wet and dry. In your case, this is a dry cornified callus or corns. Calluses can be prevented by wearing comfortable, well-fitting shoes and by using clean and usable socks.

July 7, 2023

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