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I have had a bladder infection and got prescribed trimethoprim can it affect my period as im trying for a baby tests say no but still no period?

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Dr. Mary David answered

Not the medicine: This is not a side-effect of the antibiotic. The stress to your body of the infection could have conceivably caused this but I'd still recommend a pregnancy test.

Answered 3/13/2020

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A member asked:

I have had a bladder infection and got prescribed trimethoprim can it affect my period as im trying for a baby tests say no but still no period?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Mary David answered

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