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What Causes Prolonged Vaginal Spotting Despite Taking Utovlan?

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Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2015
Question: Hi,


i have irregular periods and my doctor gave me utovlan to take once a day for 10 days so that I can have my period to be able to do a fsh test n more blood test (cant really understand what he wrote) followed by an x-ray of my fallopian tube to determine why i cannot get pregnant. today is the last day for the tablet but i've been spotting blood since yesterday. Is it normal? My doctor said to do the fsh test n other 2 between day 3 to 5 of my period but i'm confused whether do i need to start counting day 1 since the first spotting or will i have a proper period then start counting? When can i do the x-ray then?
Thank you very much
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Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (19 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Need to have a scan to decide.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
PLease visit your doctor tomorrow morning.
Get a pelvic ultrasound scan.
Your doctor needs to measure the thickness of the lining of the uterus ( the endometrium ).
If this is your proper period, it will be quite thin , while if this is erratic spotting, the lining will be intermediate / thick .
That is when it can be decided when to go for the tests and the HSG.
Let me know what the scan says.
All the best.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (28 minutes later)
thank you very much. my doctor does not consult tomorrow. should i not take today's last pill?
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Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (2 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Take the last pill.

Detailed Answer:
Please take the last pill.
You can wait a day, and take the test day after tomorrow.
Thank you for the appreciation.
You can reach me directly anytime, by clicking on the following direct link -
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-aarti-abraham/64623
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (1 minute later)
thank you very much
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Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (1 minute later)
Brief Answer:
Take care.

Detailed Answer:
You are most welcome.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Prolonged Vaginal Spotting Despite Taking Utovlan?

Brief Answer: Need to have a scan to decide. Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for writing to us with your health concern. PLease visit your doctor tomorrow morning. Get a pelvic ultrasound scan. Your doctor needs to measure the thickness of the lining of the uterus ( the endometrium ). If this is your proper period, it will be quite thin , while if this is erratic spotting, the lining will be intermediate / thick . That is when it can be decided when to go for the tests and the HSG. Let me know what the scan says. All the best. Looking forward to hearing from you. Take care.