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Can you not ovulate and still get your period every month?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Absolutely not: ...Unless you are using cyclic medication like birth control pills: that's what they do, give you a pharamacologic 'period' every month while not ovulating.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 4/5/2014

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A member asked:

Can you not ovulate and still get your period every month?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Dr Fowler agreed

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