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Can Paracetamol Delay Menstrual Cycle?
I have been diagnosed with chickungunya x3/7 and is taking paracetamol for it. My period was due on the 3rd day from day diagnosed but didn t come. Can the use of paracetamol delay your menstrual cycle? Please note that I have been on birth control 21 days plan and started the treatment for the virus in the free 7 days.
Fri, 7 Nov 2014
It is unlikely that paracetamol delays menstruation. In my opinion you should do a urine pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy as a very small percentage of women taking oral contraceptive pills can get pregnant.
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