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What can be used to treat breakthrough bleeding due to an imbalance of estrogen and progesterone that causes extremely early period?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Many options: There are multiple options for irregular or heavy periods. Hormonal treatments such as birth control pills, Progesterone treatments and the Mirena (levonorgestrel) iud are effective reversible treatments that will help many people. There is also a drug called Lysteda that contains no hormones which will help others.

Answered 6/30/2014

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