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Can zinc supplements delay your period if you just started taking them three days before your period was suppose to start?

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Dr. Simon Grinshteyn answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: Studies have shown (although weakly) that taking zinc in certain doses can help to lessen menstrual cramps. That being said, a zinc deficiency may cause a delay in menses. Taking regular doses of zinc should not prevent your period.

Answered 1/17/2019

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