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Do Lemon Juice Delays Menstrual Cycle?

Hi. I would like to ask you if its true that lemon juice can delay my period. Up till now, my period every month came at exact day but now for the first time is late for 3 days. I recently started to drink a lemon juice with water. On the first and second day of my period being late I made a pregnancy test but it was negative. Thank you very much
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Hallow Dear,

Lemon juice does not delay the menses.

Pregnancy test after 3 days of missed period may give false negative test. You can opt for one of the options below:

1. Wait for 4 more days and repeat the pregnancy test. By this time these tests are reliable.

2. Go for blood examination for Beta hCG test. hCG values below 5 mIU/ml are suggestive of no pregnancy. Values above 25 mIU/ml are diagnostic of pregnancy. These tests are very sensitive and can detect the pregnancy even few days before missing a period.

If you are proved to be non-pregnant, you may take some Progestational preparation like Deviry for 5 days. Within 4-7 days after that you should get withdrawal bleeding.

I hope this helps you.

Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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Do Lemon Juice Delays Menstrual Cycle?

Hallow Dear, Lemon juice does not delay the menses. Pregnancy test after 3 days of missed period may give false negative test. You can opt for one of the options below: 1. Wait for 4 more days and repeat the pregnancy test. By this time these tests are reliable. 2. Go for blood examination for Beta hCG test. hCG values below 5 mIU/ml are suggestive of no pregnancy. Values above 25 mIU/ml are diagnostic of pregnancy. These tests are very sensitive and can detect the pregnancy even few days before missing a period. If you are proved to be non-pregnant, you may take some Progestational preparation like Deviry for 5 days. Within 4-7 days after that you should get withdrawal bleeding. I hope this helps you. Dr. Nishikant Shrotri