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Can coughs and colds affect the timing of your period?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

That depends: Illness can impact one's period. A mild common cold cold might not have a signficant effect but significant bronchitis or pneumonia might.

Answered 6/25/2013

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