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I have sore breasts and delayed periods. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 23 year old female. I have bloated sore breasts, 10 days late on the menstrual cycle, negative pregnancy test, appendectomy on the 20th. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Near menses or missed periods can give signs of bloated breasts, the fullness of abdomen, mood variations due to hormones. Have serum beta hCG (blood pregnancy test) to clear the status of pregnancy. If pregnancy test comes negative, you can have menstrual inducti... Read Full »
I have elevated testosterone and prolactin levels. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am not getting periods for the last three months. I have with me some blood tests and USG pelvis scan. The report of that scan is normal but in the blood test, I found my free testosterone level has increased to 1.04 nq/dL and prolactin is 33.2 ng/ml. Please tell me if this is a seri... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Free testosterone is very slightly increased but serum prolactin is remarkably increased and that can reduce or disturb cycles and even stop these. Are you on any treatment or hormonal intake ... Read Full »
My period is delayed. Is there a chance of pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, My last periods were 12 days late. I did yoga, exercise and all and then got it after 12 days of my usual date. This has happened for the first time. I have never experienced any issue with my periods. Now the following month, again my periods are delayed by three days. I have been hav... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sometimes, stress, excessive or newly started exercise, overload of work, anxiety, sleeping and eating wrong habits also cause a delay in periods. I suggest you do serum beta hCG test. That can give you a clear picture of the pregnancy status as you are feeling cr... Read Full »
Why do I get irregular periods with lower abdominal pain?
Query: Hello doctor,I have not had my monthly period for two months now but I am pretty sure I am not pregnant. No intercourse was done for the past few months. Then I have been feeling some lower abdominal pain that just shoots up for a quick time but does not last long. I also experienced spotting, maybe... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.If you have irregular cycles, it is better to check for a reason and have treatment for that.1. Confirm that you have no pregnancy (otherwise check the blood pregnancy test beta hCG [human chorionic gonadotrophin] to confirm).2. Have you checked for abnormal hair growth and... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am 20 years old and I want to postpone my periods for 20 days due to work issues. Can you suggest a way? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can have some tablets based on hormones that could delay your periods. But, I want you to be aware that it can disturb your cycles, cause irregular bleeding, some water retention, breast heaviness, etc. But it is not necessary that your body will show all the eff... Read Full »
How to confirm my pregnancy if the home pregnancy kit is positive but scan is negative?
Query: Hello doctor, I had a blighted ovum followed by D and C a few years ago. We are trying to conceive. When my periods got delayed, I did a home pregnancy test which suggested weakly positive test results. I also did an ultrasound where the report came as delayed periods with a functional follicular cy... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. I suggest you do a blood pregnancy test (serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin test) to confirm pregnancy, as the urine pregnancy test cannot detect very early pregnancy. If the beta HCG levels come between 5 ... Read Full »
I am planning to alter my menstrual cycle. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have been trying to conceive for the past few months but have still been unsuccessful. I have a dermoid cyst in my right ovary. Next month, I want to prepone or postpone my periods with medicine. I want to know if the medicine will affect my efforts to conceive or if there are any o... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. However, I have a few questions, 1. Have you undergone a detailed ultrasound scan? 2. How big the dermoid cyst is? Drugs that are used to delay periods are hormones and can show temporary side effects like mo... Read Full »
Please suggest some medicine to delay periods.
Query: Hello doctor, I am 26 years old. I am breastfeeding (not exclusively) my 9-month-old baby due to which I am having irregular periods almost every month. They get delayed for 10 to 15 days. Now, I am on vacation and really do not want my periods for at least 10 days to come as there will be a lot of ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. In breastfeeding, serum prolactin increases. That helps in milk production. Even for increasing breast milk production, sometimes prolactin has been given. Prolactin depresses/reduces/disturbs the menstrual cycle. Before six months of age, it is better for breastfeed... Read Full »
What is the dosage of Norethisterone to delay menstruation?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 23-year-old female. I will be traveling for 15 days, and I will get my period on the 13th day during my travel. I want to postpone my menstruation using the Steronate tablet and delay it until I return home. What is the dosage of Steronate I should take per day, and when should ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is preferable to use drugs to postpone periods at least seven days in advance for regular periods and ten days in advance for irregular periods. Steronate is well known for regular contraception, which is used for 21 days or more. I suggest you take Primolut-N (No... Read Full »
What medication can I take to delay my period date?
Query: Hello doctor, I want to delay menstruation. Please advice. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can have hormonal medications to delay the periods. For better results, start 5 to 7 days in advance of a particular date. Have tablet Primolut N (10 mg twice daily) and continue till three days before you want to have periods. After stopping medications, you can ha... Read Full »