Medical Advice On "Women's Health"

Can I start Unwanted 21 after my periods?, Answered by Dr. Uzma Arqam

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Oral contraceptive pills are normally taken cyclically from day-5 of menses to day-24. I suggest taking tablet Norethisterone 10 mg twice daily similarly in every cycle. Oral contraceptives are ideally started from ... View thread »

Should we opt abortion when mother is infected from HEV during pregnancy?, Answered by Dr. Nadia Khan

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There is no need for the abortion as HEV (hepatitis E virus) does not cross the placenta, but you need to have a close follow up for the pregnancy. Also, you have to get in touch with fetomaternal doctors (baby-mother ... View thread »

How can I avoid pregnancy after having unprotected sex on the sixth day of my period?, Answered by Dr. Uzma Arqam

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please send me some more details. If you have regular cycles with 28 days or more, then day six of periods is not the fertile period of your cycle. But having short irregular periods results in the risk of having the ... View thread »

Is it normal to not have periods till 18 years of age?, Answered by Dr. Nadia Khan

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is called primary amenorrhea and it is a complex problem for which you need full assessment with all blood tests and ultrasounds and even more to rule out the cause and find a diagnosis what actually is going on ... View thread »

How can I confirm that whether my spotting is implantation bleeding or periods?, Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is not an implantation bleed at all as even urine pregnancy test is negative. Considering that you have been having regular spotting during this month since 14th of this month with hypomenorrhoea, there are ... View thread »

I had unprotected sex. Will I get pregnant with the pre-cum? , Answered by Dr. Nadia Khan

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, pregnancy can occur with just precum as well but as you had taken I-pill within 72 hours then hopefully it would be effective and would prevent pregnancy. It does not matter if it was your ovulation day or not ... View thread »

I am pregnant and I have itchy and burning bumps on my vagina. Kindly advice., Answered by Dr. Nadia Khan

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have not seen your problem and nature of the bumps, but from the symptoms you mentioned I suspect that this could be HSV (herpes simplex virus), but I am not sure about it. As you are pregnant, I would suggest you ... View thread »

My periods are not regular after my abortion. What should I do?, Answered by Dr. Deepti Kurmi

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If there is a history of sexual intercourse after abortion, then I would suggest you do a blood test and serum beta hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) after 10 days of intercourse. Also, I would advise you to do one ... View thread »

My cystocele repair surgery failed. Should I get it done again?, Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and understand the concerns. Antibiotics are to be taken if there is a presence of bacteria in significant colony count. In a case of a cystocele, a repair can be done using TOT (trans- ... View thread »

A painless, hard lump on the outer left side of my clitoral hood. What could it be?, Answered by Dr. Sabita Laskar

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Depending on your description, there could be few possibilities: Paraurethral gland swelling. Lipoma. Fibroma. Sebaceous cyst. Since it has been around for only a few days and not sore, I think it is just a ... View thread »