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I feel nauseous and tired despite having a good sleep. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I always feel tired and lethargic despite sleeping sufficiently and I feel nauseous after eating. I have been feeling constantly tired for about six months but I have been experiencing nausea for only about a month. My iron levels were low previously but it is back to normal since l... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. We will pay close attention to your worries and address all your questions with utmost care. I can offer some general information that may be helpful. However, I suggest you see a doctor in person for an accurate diagnosis and personalized advice regarding you... Read Full »
I am spotting on day 9 of my cycle and taking Yasmin for many years. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 42 years old. I am on Yasmin for many years and was quite comfortable with it. This time also I got my period on time. And I started a new pack on the second day of my pill. It is the 9th day of the pill, and I am still spotting. I am worried because it has never happened before. P... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I fully understand your concern and will surely help you. Please help me with the following details:- 1. Did you miss any pills? 2. Any weight gain in recent times? 3. Any coital injury if you are suspecting? 4. Is your blood pressure normal? Please do the urine p... Read Full »
Is it good to take Yasmin with antihypertensive drugs to prevent pregnancy?
Query: Hi doctor, I am taking Yasmin for a long time. I usually never miss any pills. I got my period on the fourth day of taking the last pill and I started taking a new pack on the same day without waiting for seven days. I got spotting till ten days of the period. I also had dizziness on the seventh da... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The chances of getting pregnant after having sex on the seventh day of the last menstrual period are impossible. You were on Yasmin (Estrogen and Progestin) and you had bleeding with continual endometrial shedding, so the chances of implantation are negligible. Also, yo... Read Full »
I only had a few tiny red pieces during my last menses. Is it due to PCOS or ovarian cyst?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 33-year-old woman. I am unmarried. I have been suffering from PCOS for a long time. Yesterday, I went to my doctor, and she found an ovarian cyst. It is not serious, but it seems it has gotten a little bigger, around 1 cm as shown in the picture. Currently, I am taking Gynera for... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to the icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. It seems simple ovarian cyst (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). It will be resolved within two to three menstrual cycles. This medicine can help with the regression of the cyst. It will decrease in size eventual... Read Full »
I have mood swings after changing the contraceptive. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been taking the contraceptive pill Yasmin for years. Recently, my pharmacy ran out of Yasmin and gave me Yasminelle. Over the last three months (each with Yasminelle) I have had bad bowel movements or IBS, which I have never struggled with before. The only thing that changed was... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Both tablets have the same composition, but still, they might cause such symptoms. You can switch to your previous Yasmin tablets. Do not worry it would not harm you. But even after switching to Yasmin if those symptoms are there then there must be some other cause and... Read Full »
Please suggest contraceptives that do not cause spotting.
Query: Hello doctor, I am taking the Yasmin contraceptive pill and get spotting after ten to fifteen days on the active pills. I am not on any other medications. Is there a better or stronger pill that will help me get through all the active pills without bleeding? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The Yasmin (Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg and Drospirenone 3 mg) contraceptive is a good oral contraceptive pill that has got a very high success rate in preventing pregnancy. However, as you are bleeding after ten to 15 days, which is not a normal sign during pill usage, I... Read Full »
Can Yasmin pill be taken as a morning-after pill?
Query: Hi doctor, I have read that the Yasmin pill can be used as an emergency morning-after pill. How many doses are required and when can we stop taking them? We got a condom slip and so we are doing this. We have done research that my wife can take two Yasmin pills now and then two pills again after tw... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and I can help you. First, it is not essential to have pills for having a scare of pregnancy due to a condom slip. There are some actions that need to be successful for getting pregnant. Firstly, the sperm has to be ejaculated inside the vagina... Read Full »
Can I prevent my chance of pregnancy by taking Yasmin?
Query: Hi doctor, I got my periods on the second before two months and then fourth of last month; then ninth of this month. So I assume that I have a 30 to 32 days cycle generally. My husband and I had unprotected sex last week of this month. So are we having any chances of pregnancy? I do not want to get... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your queries about the chance of pregnancy after sex on the 18th day for a 32 to 34 day cycle period. Ovulation always happens 14 days back from the first day of the period, which means you had ovulation on the 18th to 20th day. Therefore, you have some risk... Read Full »
Will Yasmin pills help in my prolonged period?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 40 years old. My last month period was on time but it lasted only one day. This time it was four days late and not stopping for around 12 days. Same happened in December last year but my cycle was normal since February. Doctor had advised taking OCP Yasmin for three months which ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you are bleeding for 12 days, for symptomatic relief, please start taking tablet Trapic MF (Tranexamic acid and Mefenamic acid) 500 mg three times a day for three days. As you had light bleeding last month, and this time continuous bleeding for 12 days do a urine ... Read Full »
Please suggest a regular contraceptive pill which has less side effects.
Query: Hello doctor, We had unprotected intercourse a few days back, and my wife took ipill after 24 hours. We again had unprotected intercourse 7 hours after she took her ipill. Does she need to take another Ipill, or the first will work? Please tell me the side effects of the regular contraceptive pills ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your wife need not take another ipill. Please remember it is not safe to use ipill in the manner that you have been doing. It is best to get on regular contraception, and condoms are quite effective in contraception if you have apprehensions towards using the pills. ... Read Full »