Medical Advice on "General Medicine"

Can I take Diane-35 continuously without 7 day break to skip period?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, it is correct that if you have taken these pills for 21 days, your periods are expected to come in the next few days, as it will cause hormonal withdrawal which leads to cause bleeding. It is true that if you con...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Garima Sawhney

My daughter has got two blister of chickenpox. Does it imply enough antibodies against chickenpox?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You need to understand that chicken pox (varicella) vaccine does not guarantee that one would never get chicken pox. It tries to give control over it and if it fails, chicken pox occurs. Most of the times the severity...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney

I experience flutter in the center of my chest while laying and standing. Why?

Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. In general, heart rhythm disturbances or even benign palpitations are better felt during rest. Now coming to likely possibility in you, I think it is probably to atrial or ventricular ectopics or their runs. Beni...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sagar Ramesh Makode

My fourth generation antigen-antibody test is negative. Is it necessary to do a retest?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is a good idea to get repeat testing, here is why. The antibody testing at the fourth and fifth weeks can give you some idea of the HIV (human immuno deficiency virus) status, but the one at 12 weeks after the exp...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sadaf Mustafa

I missed my 11th day pill of Diane 35. When should I take it?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The following are the standard protocol with Diane 35. If you miss a dose of Diane 35 and are more than 12 hours late in taking a tablet, follow these guidelines to help you decide what to do. Week 1: Take the last t...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Uphar Gupta

I have frequent headache, watery eyes and pressure on nose and ears. What to do?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Normal blood pressure level is 120/80 mmHg. Your blood pressure exceeds these limits and it seems as you are suffering from stage one to two hypertension. Hypertension is a very important problem as it causes other se...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Med, Özlem Karabuda

Is it advisable to remove Histrelin implant after four years in precocious puberty?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, Histrelin implant should have been removed after one year. Please speak about this to your doctor. Histrelin implant is a synthetic analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist. It works by decreasing t...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sumit Srivastava

Why does running nose, sneezing and blocked nose happen?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and can understand your health concern. Running nose can be due to upper respiratory tract infection. You can take tablet Allegra M (combination of Montelukast and Fexofenadine) twice da...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Pooja Pardhi

I am 26 weeks pregnant and I ate sunflower seeds which is suspected for listeria. What to do?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well contracting symptoms, immediately the next day following contaminated food is extremely rare. The incubation period to get symptoms of illness following the ingestion of food is 48 hours to 70 hours. Listeriosis ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Geeta Priyadarsini Kamminana

I have white patches in the throat, but my strep test was negative. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. By looking at the history and symptoms, a few things come to my list of differential diagnosis. Before that, I would like to know a few things like whether it is associated with difficulty in swallowing, headache, neck s...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Nagaraj Patil