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What Causes Missed And Light Periods?

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Posted on Fri, 4 Apr 2014
Question: Hi ! I'm 46 years old single.I'm diabetic and hypertensive.I missed my period last XXXXXXX 19 ,2014 and had my mens again last febuary 18,2014 but very light only not even a panty shiel can be soak ,it was very light that I can hardly noticed it,and until now I still have my mens although just the same I can hardly noticed it..I went for an ultra sound and result showed that I have a cyst at my left ovary around 2cm but according to the result maybe pathologic.I went to my doctor and she said that I'm on my way to menopause cause I told her tgat sometimes I get hot flushes,headache alway and I have a hard time sleeping at night.she ask me to take duphaston for 10 days but onces daily then Yaz pills afterwards for 3months,she told me to start duphaston on march 4 which is today.I went back to my doctor to make sure I got her instruction right but then again got confused because she told me to take the pills as soon as I have mens or on the 1st day of my period but I already have my mens even before I had my 1st dose of duphaston .will duphaston stop my menstraution and after 10 days of taking it I will have a heavy period cause she gave me all this medicines to regulate my mens and according to her aftef 3 months of taking the pills on the 3rd day of my period I will have my transvaginal ultrasound to see if the cyst still there.pls clear this things to me,what should really be the right way to take this medicines.thank.Please help me the right instruction in taking the medicine cause after taking the pills for 3 months and once I have my regular mens on the 3rd day I will have my transvaginal ultrasound cause according to the doctor on this day they can see a clear uterus.
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Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (25 minutes later)
Brief Answer: AS BELOW Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for writing to us with your health concern. According to me, you must be having mild hormonal imbalance, which is common in this age group ( as you are peri menopausal ). However, please ask your gynecologist to have the following workup done anyway - 1. Pelvic ultrasound scan done transvaginally 2. FSH, LH, TSH, Prolactin, OGTT. This will show if you are actually peri menopausal . Further, for the medications , in my understanding - 1. Start Duphaston right away for ten days ( irrespective of the bleeding / spotting ) 2. Once you stop you will have a withdrawal bleeding ( period ) which may be heavy or light depending on the status of your endometrium ( uterine lining ), this can be seen by ultrasound. Please upload the report of the scan which is done, that will make things more clear to me. 3. From the second day of your withdrawal bleeding, start taking Yaz pills continuously for 3 months. 4. Once you stop the Yaz pills, after 3 months, when you have your period, on the 3rd day , go for transvaginal pelvic ultrasound scan again. The cyst , if functional and harmless, will clear away by then. Again, I request you to upload the scan already done, and the doctor's prescription also. All the best Please feel free to discuss further.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (10 minutes later)
Ultrasound of the pelvic was normal,I had my whole abdomen done,everything was normal except for the cyst found.
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Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: AS BELOW Detailed Answer: Alright, then please have the hormonal tests as suggested, and take the medications as described .
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (7 days later)
I'm already heaving a heavy mens right now,infact this is my 2nd day and I still have my last dose of duphaston XXXXXXX when should I be taking my yaz pills?
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Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: START YAZ TODAY. Detailed Answer: You can start taking the Yaz pills right away, and skip the last tablet of Duphaston.
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What Causes Missed And Light Periods?

Brief Answer: AS BELOW Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for writing to us with your health concern. According to me, you must be having mild hormonal imbalance, which is common in this age group ( as you are peri menopausal ). However, please ask your gynecologist to have the following workup done anyway - 1. Pelvic ultrasound scan done transvaginally 2. FSH, LH, TSH, Prolactin, OGTT. This will show if you are actually peri menopausal . Further, for the medications , in my understanding - 1. Start Duphaston right away for ten days ( irrespective of the bleeding / spotting ) 2. Once you stop you will have a withdrawal bleeding ( period ) which may be heavy or light depending on the status of your endometrium ( uterine lining ), this can be seen by ultrasound. Please upload the report of the scan which is done, that will make things more clear to me. 3. From the second day of your withdrawal bleeding, start taking Yaz pills continuously for 3 months. 4. Once you stop the Yaz pills, after 3 months, when you have your period, on the 3rd day , go for transvaginal pelvic ultrasound scan again. The cyst , if functional and harmless, will clear away by then. Again, I request you to upload the scan already done, and the doctor's prescription also. All the best Please feel free to discuss further.