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A member asked:
I am currently taking an antibiotic for lyme disease can this cause me to miss my period?
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No: Antibiotics for lyme (probably doxycycline?) will not effect the menstrual cycle.
Answered 3/14/2013
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Hard to know: There are many reports of women having irregular periods when on antibiotics but it is not proven whether there is a relationship; if you are on antibiotics you have an infection & it is hard to know if the delayed period is due to the antibiotics or the infection! but in either case, your experience is not unusual. I hope you are getting adequate treatment for lyme- see comment:.
Answered 1/4/2016
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