Dr. Sudeepthi Prasad
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fremont, CA
15 years experience female
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Fremont, CA
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SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Licenses
United States: California
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
41 Answers
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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Yes: Pregnancy in general causes dry skin - something as simple as a moisturizer 2-3 times a day helps. On the other hand check with your doctor if you ha... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See answer : Depends where you are, in relation to your last period. Pregnancy test is usually positive when you miss a period(4 weeks from last menstrual period ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See answer: Please see your gynecologist as soon as possible! could be an hormone imbalance , you might need hormone pills to help with your bleeding and other te... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See answer: There are a lot of variables to your question, sit down with your obgyn and discuss. How much alcohol/what kind? How much meth? How often? High risk c... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Yes: Urine pregnancy test in your doctor's office is more sensitive than over the counter pregnancy tests.
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A 29-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See below: Ovulation occurs when a mature egg is released from the ovary. The whole process of selecting a right follicle and release is called - follicular pha... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See answer: Breast feeding every 2-3 hours suppresses ovulation, no period is normal. If you space out breast feeding to 4-5 hrs or longer, then you will ovulate... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Possible: It is possible to conceive naturally but talk to your doctor so that he/she can evaluate your periods, medication(clomid) might be necessary to help y... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Read answer: You are 6 weeks post op, please check with your gynecologist. Also, it depends on whether it was a open or laparoscopic myom... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Anytime : It could happen any time during the placebo pills, usually there is spotting 1-2 days after u stop the hormone pills.
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See answer : Depends on the reason you are on Zoladex (goserelin)...If it is Endometriosis, then your pain should have resolved or if you are on it for bleeding th... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
No known effects: Topical application of castor oil is not known to affect your pregnancy, infact castor oil has been used by some mid wives to induce labor at term (Ef... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
No: There are no known interactions between melatonin (hormone which regulates sleep wake cycles) and etonogestrel (hormone in nexplanon).
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Yes: You could use any combined oral contraceptives to delay your period but make sure you start the pack atleast 2 weeks before your period is expected (w... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See below: Definitely do a pregnancy test if you do not have a period. If your symptoms don't spontaneously resolve pls see your gynecologist.
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Dysmenorrhea : Some women could have severe cramping (leg and thigh pain)during the first 2 days of period (or a day before), this is called dysmenorrhea. This is no... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Possibly: You can do your pregnancy test - if negative , repeat in a week if still no period. It is sometimes normal to have a delayed period upto a week.
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A 29-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See answer: Depends on the type of surgery - open or laparoscopy and the size /kind of cyst.
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A 24-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See detailed answer: It is normal to bleed lightly in your case for upto 4 weeks. Please follow up on your HCG with your doctor atleast once a week until the levels drop c... Read More
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A member asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
No: Birth control pills protect against pregnancy if taken promptly every day. You need barrier protection like condoms in addition to birth control pills... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
No: Unlikely that you will get pregnant if you have intercourse during your period.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
No: You should be fine if your last HCG shot was 3 weeks ago(weight loss injections use very small dose) vit B12 is water soluble, eliminated in about 24... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See answer : Please discuss with your obstetrician and be honest about the dose and duration, he/she will be able to help you better. Quitting now, will do more ha... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See answer : Small amount of mucus around the time of ovulation is normal. As long as you took the morning after pill within 72 hrs after intercourse you should be... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Bicornuate uterus: Women with unicornate uterus cannot carry a pregnancy to term, I assume you are talking about "Bicornuate or septate uterus" since you already went t... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Possible: Your body prepares for a pregnancy every single month, when the released egg is NOT fertilized , then you have a period and all the pregnancy like sym... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
May be: Lochia is normal for upto 6 weeks post delivery. Your hormones are usually suppressed by breast feeding (BF) after 6 weeks, if you are not BF or if yo... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Yes: Depo Provera (medroxyprogesterone) is Progesterone, it is normal to have irregular spotting/periods(brown discharge is usually old blood) to no period... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Yes: The day you ovulate is the only day (24-36 hrs) you can get pregnant. Chances of getting pregnant when you ovulate every month is about 20 %.
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A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See below: Possible miscarriage ( if you passed the sac) versus ectopic pregnancy if no pregnancy in the uterus (no sac). Please discuss further with your fertil... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See below: Rigevidon is a contraceptive or hormone pill used to prevent further ovarian cysts. Taking this briefly like you take an antibiotic is NOT going to he... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Yes: Birth controls pills are very effective as long as you take it everyday and NOT MISS your pills. It is preferable to start your pill on cycle day 2 or... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Yes, see answer: The contraceptive you are taking is a progestin only pill which could cause acne or flare up of acne, go back to your gynecologist and change it to a ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Not necessarily : Sometimes delayed period up to seven days is normal. If she is concerned, she should take a urine pregnancy test, if negative and still no period in... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See detailed answer: Depends where the large hard mass is? If it is on the cervix, then probably a biopsy must have been done. Hopefully it is just a fibroid. Ultrasound w... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Read answer: Spotting or light pink bleeding happens before you actually start your period, brown discharge is old blood accumulated in your vagina. If you are wor... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Read answer: Please do your pregnancy test, if thr is a chance you could be pregnant. Either way- if pregnancy is positive or negative , you need to seen by a obgy... Read More
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A member asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See detailed answer: It depends on if she felt anything when she examined you, the organs in the lower abdomen are your uterus, ovaries, appendix and sigmoid colon. If you... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sudeepthi Prasadanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
See answer : Brown blood is nothing but old blood. Do a urine pregnancy test, if negative and still concerned, see your gynecologist.
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A 36-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
That's fine: Not all pregnant women have morning sickness and if you do, it need not necessarily be in the morning.
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A 20-year-old female asked:

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Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Read answer: Normal periods could happen within a range of plus or minus 7 days. You might have your period sooner. If you have any chance of being pregnant, do a ... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Prasad is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Prasad is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Suddenly.today i didnot.fell it. as i am geeling it for the last.month or so.
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Bangalore Medical College
Graduated 2000MD
Residency
University of Nevada Affiliated Hospitals
Affiliations
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
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