Question 1

can anti seizure medication mess up your menstrual cycle?

Accepted Answer

Seizure medications: There is a known phenomena of "hormone sensitive" seizures. Seizure activity can also influence the level of hormones in your body.  Seizure medication itself does not necessarily "directly" effect your menstrual cycles.  It is more of an "indirect" effect.

Question 2

how bad does plan b mess up menstrual cycle?

Accepted Answer

Depends: ...On what you mean by "bad."  you can expect a month or longer of irregular bleeding.  See your gynecologist about controlling your bleeding and a more tolerable/reliable form of contraception.

Question 3

i was wondering does the plan b pill mess up your normal menstrual cycle?

Accepted Answer

That can happen.: Potential Side effects w emergency contraception include menstrual flow changes (spotting, bleeding, early or late period). Take pregnancy test &amp; notify Dr if your period is 7 or &gt; days late.

Question 4

does adipex mess with your menstrual cycle?

Accepted Answer

Possible.: Anything that alters nutrition can cause changes in the mestrural cycle. Fat stores estroge and if you lose weight, estrogen level change and there can be increased bleeding or decreased bleeding.  Think of the athletes who have  no fat and have not menses.  Then there are morbidly obese women who bleed all the time.   Weight loss drugs could affect menses.

Question 5

can flonase mess with your menstrual cycle?

Accepted Answer

No: The amount of nasal Flonase absorbed is so little that it cannot affect your cycle.

Question 6

can a menstrual cycle be 17 days?

Accepted Answer

Yes: but uncommon to have a very short cycle

Question 7

can a menstrual cycle be between 15days?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: The average range for the menstrual cycle is 21 to 36 days.  It is unlikely that you would be having ovulatory cycles as frequently as 15 days.  You need to see your doctor.

Question 8

is there a way to stop your menstrual cycle/flow?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If there are no reasons why you can't take birth control pills (smoker, a history of blood clots, etc), some pills  can actually  stop you from having periods.  Many birth control pills may be taken in a way (by skipping the last week of inactive pills) to delay a period.  If your current cycle is extremely heavy, very high doses of either estrogen or birth control pills can usually stop it.

Question 9

what is the duration of a normal menstrual cycle?

Accepted Answer

24 - 32 days: Gynecological textbooks say that cycles between 24 and 32 days are normal. The count starts on the day a woman starts her period, which can be just slight spotting, before normal flow sets in and stops the day before the next period starts. Ovulation is length of cycle minus 14 days. The second half of the cycle after ovulations needs to last for 2 weeks.

Question 10

please advise if it's normal for a menstrual cycle to change?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There are many things that can affect the menstrual cycle such as stress, other medicines, weight gain or loss, other hormonal dysfunctions, or it may be a normal fluctuation.

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