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Suggest Treatment For Hormonal Imbalance

hi my doctor put me on norethisterone because I have a hormonal in balance. now he told me count 35 days from my last period and if it doesn t come I need to take a pregnancy test den start the taking the pill. but my period came before the 35 days n I supposed to refill every month fr 6 months which I am on my second refill. can I take the pill as my period came before the 35 days. but I have serious pains.
Mon, 13 Jul 2015
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Is this is the first time, you have a missed period? If so, what the doctor did is the most right way if doing it. As pregnancy is the most common cause for a missed period, we have to rule it out first. if negative, then norethisterone or medroxy progesterone acetate is given to produce withdrawal bleed. If there is withdrawal bleed, it says that the cycle which you had was an anovulatory one. There is no hypoestrogenuc situation. But if it continues to happen, find out the underlying cause. In case if it is pcod, weight reduction will help. Need not use progesterone if periods are coming at intervals of 28+ /- 7 days. Keep a menstrual diary if possible, so that your physician can help you.
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Suggest Treatment For Hormonal Imbalance

Is this is the first time, you have a missed period? If so, what the doctor did is the most right way if doing it. As pregnancy is the most common cause for a missed period, we have to rule it out first. if negative, then norethisterone or medroxy progesterone acetate is given to produce withdrawal bleed. If there is withdrawal bleed, it says that the cycle which you had was an anovulatory one. There is no hypoestrogenuc situation. But if it continues to happen, find out the underlying cause. In case if it is pcod, weight reduction will help. Need not use progesterone if periods are coming at intervals of 28+ /- 7 days. Keep a menstrual diary if possible, so that your physician can help you.