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Can drinking lots of green tea stop or make your period late?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No. No studies : At this time support use of green tea to delay menses. A 2010 study showed japanese females who drank > 5 cups green tea/day had 1st menstruation at younger age but those that drank >10 cups of green tea/day had later menarche. A 2002 study suggested that green tea could bring on a period quicker in rats. In traditional chinese medicine drinking green tea is not recommended during menses.

Answered 5/19/2017

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