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I was just recently on antibiotics for a staph infection and kept taking my birth control pill daily also. is it normal to have my period for 2 weeks?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No- not normal: to have a period longer than a week. Please let your parents know so that this can be medically checked. Take care.

Dr Munshower and 8 doctors agreed

Answered 6/27/2015

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A member asked:

I was just recently on antibiotics for a staph infection and kept taking my birth control pill daily also. is it normal to have my period for 2 weeks?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Dr Munshower and 8 doctors agreed

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