Can Deviry Be Taken For A Long Duration?

Posted on Tue, 22 Nov 2016

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Tue, 22 Nov 2016 Answered on

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : How often deviry can be taken?can it be taken alternate month?

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Can be taken

Detailed Answer:
Hello Mam, thanks for trusting health care magic
Yes dear it can be taken every month to get periods in patients who fail to menstruate on their own.
But just to delay or prepone the periods it should not be taken too often.
Regards
Dr Manisha

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (3 hours later)

Hi,
Thanks doctor.I just stopped feeding my baby two days back .my expected date of period was 20 Nov.so I wanna ask that stopping breast feeding also affect cycle?
How long I should wait for periods and when can I take deviry?

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Wait for a week.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again. Yes stopping breast feed affects the periods cycle beacuse of changes in prolactin level. Wait for a week for periods, if not then take Divery after home pregnancy test.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar