Welcome to EmpowHER. Thank you for reaching out to us with such an interesting question.
There is no evidence that taking antibiotics affects your menstrual cycle, but if you are wondering: can antibiotics delay a period? The answer may be related to your condition.
Physical and emotional stress is common factors that can delay your period. Therefore, if you have a UTI or other infection that is causing significant stress to your body, it is possible that your menstrual cycle may be affected and your period delayed. On these days, when you are taking antibiotics for your infection, it may be the physical stress on your body that is actually disturbing your cycle, especially when it occurs during the first half of your cycle, and not the antibiotics per se.
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Hello Anonymous,
Welcome to EmpowHER. Thank you for reaching out to us with such an interesting question.
There is no evidence that taking antibiotics affects your menstrual cycle, but if you are wondering: can antibiotics delay a period? The answer may be related to your condition.
Physical and emotional stress is common factors that can delay your period. Therefore, if you have a UTI or other infection that is causing significant stress to your body, it is possible that your menstrual cycle may be affected and your period delayed. On these days, when you are taking antibiotics for your infection, it may be the physical stress on your body that is actually disturbing your cycle, especially when it occurs during the first half of your cycle, and not the antibiotics per se.
Consider speaking with your physician about this.
Regards,
July 28, 2016 - 9:54amMaryann
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