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Hormones Responsible For Menstrual Cycle
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Could testosterone affect a woman's menstrual cycle?
Yes: Hi. Yes, elevated testosterone can make periods irregular, or stop altogether. Have you had any male pattern hair growth? This is seen most commonly in polycystic ovarian syndrome, but can occur in other settings as well. I suggest you see your gyn. Good luck! ...Read more
Menstrual Cycle (Definition)
The menstrual cycle begins with the shedding of the uterine lining, resulting in bleeding from the vagina. A few weeks later, one ovary releases an egg and the uterine lining thickens in preparation for a potential pregnancy. Pregnancy can occur at this stage if sperm fertilizes the egg. If the egg is not fertilized, the egg will leave your body and ...Read more
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Could antibiotics affect your menstrual cycle for several cycles?
No: Antibiotics usually don't affect your menstrual cycle but the underlying condition for which you are taking the antibiotics can. Any physical stress as an illness and/or emotional stress can affect ovulation and with that the menstrual cycle. ...Read more
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Which hormones regulate the ovarian cycle?
4 basic, multiple o: Lh, fsh, estrogen and Progesterone are the basic hormones in regulation. But multiple other factors are just as important. Insulin. Weight. Stress levels, food consumption/energy expenditure.. ...Read more
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Can Trigestrel regulate your menstruation cycle?
Yes: Birth control pills such as can be used to regulate your menstrual cycle. Best wishes! ...Read more
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Can changes in (female) sexual partners influence your menstrual cycle?
Possible: Anxiety and stress are frequent causes of menstrual changes. ...Read more
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Can natrual diet pills affect your menstrual cycle? For example a missed period
Yes: They can cause problems. sometimes they cause your periods to go away. and besides the GYN issues from this, it can affect other parts of your body. so just be careful. once that happens, it may not be easily reversible ...Read more
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What pills can regulate your menstrual cycle ?
All OCP's: All ocp's can regulate it.
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What controls the menstrual cycle?
The ovary: You may not believe it but the ovary controls the cycle. The brain hormones are actually passive to the ovarian hormones. The physiology is complicated but if we were to give the same rain hormone pulses every hour then the ovary would control the pituitary hormones and ovulation would occur. ...Read more
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Could birth control help regulate hormones in women?
Yes!: If a woman wants to regulate her (irregular) menstrual cycle for whatever reason, hormonal birth control is the perfect means to do so. Obviously, spermacidal, mechanical & barrier methods would not have any effect on female hormones. ...Read more
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Can irregular menstrual cycle affect breast growth?
Sort of...: You could have irregular menstrual cycles due to hormone imbalance. This applies to girls in puberty. ...Read more
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Can birth control pills disrupt a womans menstrual cycle?
Possibly: It usually regulates your cycle.
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Can the hormones your body produces, during getting fingered, delay your menstrual cycle?
No: Sexual activity with a finger or a penis leads to similar neuro-endocrine (hormonal) changes and do not delay the menstrual cycle. If such activities were able to delay cycles, women would be able to postpone their cycles by staying sexually very active. A menstrual period will come when it comes. ...Read more
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Menstrual cycle changes with birth control?
Absolutely: Hello Lori, When ladies complain of heavy vaginal bleeding, anemia, passing clots, irregular periods and pain with periods, we very often prescribe birth control. The pill was first used for contraception then we noted the cycle-control side effects. Now we also use Depo-Provera, Mirena, (levonorgestrel) Nexplanon etc. ...Read more
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Can a B12 deficiency disrupt your menstrual cycle?
Yes: This happens because lack of B12 prevents the rapid growth of the glands and stroma that make up the lining of the uterus. If there is the least suspicion you are B12 deficient, get checked now using an appropriate lab and get treated at once. ...Read more
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Can bulimia affect your menstrual cycle?
Yes: Eating disorders commonly affect a woman's menstrual cycle. ...Read more
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Why can being emotionally upset disrupt a woman's menstrual regular cycle?
Interactions: Cortisol is a hormone that goes up with stress; it slows or raises production of other hormones, like dhea, which is the first step in reproductive hormone production, conversion of thyroid hormone to its active state, etc. It's a complicated cascade! ...Read more
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Antibiotics in early menstrual cycle effect on ovulation?
Not usually: Unless you are on a triple iV antibiotic for a very serious infection then ovulation is not affected. ...Read more
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Can ampicillin affect your menstrual cycle?
Not : The hormones regulating your cycle are not affected by antibiotics.... ...Read more
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Can becoming sexually active for the first time effect menstrual cycle. On birth control.
No, not unless...: Having sex does not alter the timing of one's menstrual periods unless she gets pregnant, in which case her menstrual periods will go away and return about 10-11 months later. Of course, she should have a cute little baby plus a husband by that time. ...Read more
Menstrual (Definition)
Menstrual refers to the monthly cycle in women which prepares the female for ovulation, generally once per month, which is that time of month that the egg can be fertilized by the male sperm, for the purpose of reproduction. Menstrual cycles start at the first day of menstruation. (it's always been curious to me that 'menstrual' and ...Read more
Hormone (Definition)
A hormone (from greek ὁρμή, "impetus") is a chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part of the body that sends out messages that affect cells in other parts of the organism. Only a little amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. In essence, it is a chemical messenger that transports a signal from ...Read more
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