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How Long Do Antibiotics Delay Period?

I was prescribed cipro to treat my UTI a week before my expected period.  I usually feel symptoms a week before hand that my period is on its way.  This did not happen.  In fact, my period never came at all.  It is now a week late.  I started getting period cramps and bloating a few days ago, thinking it was on it's way.  Never happened.  Instead the cramps and bloating just seem to be getting worse by the day.  I am NEVER late.  And there is NOT a chance that I am pregnant.  The only possibility is the antibiotics.  I avoid antibiotics, because I am a real health fanatics, and I know how damaging they can be to our biological systems.  I know many women have experienced late periods from antibiotics.  I'm hoping that someone can tell me their experiences, and how long it took for their period to come.  
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Ok so I had my period as I was out of town in Colorado and after just about every period I end up getting a bad UTI or what my clinic says is a bladder infection well I have been taking Cipro for 5 days now and it caused me to have another period any suggestions why
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I had a chest infection at the start of this month and got amoxicillin and steroids for it which I had to take for a week (7th June- 14th June) and my last period was 19th May and it is now 3 days late! I really need it to come now because I am going on holiday at the start of next month and don't really want to have it then. Do you think the tablets would have delayed it ? And when do you think it will come?
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9 days late - took amoxicillian for two weeks for a lung infection just after my last period finished. 3 negative preg test! Hlad i found this thread. Im going crazy. Started my vit c ritual to bring on my period so heres to hoping this vit c works as well as it did last time!!
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Can you please explain the vitamin n c thing?
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I am currently experiencing this. I had a UTI on ovulation day, went on a 7 day anti biotic and now 5 days late. I took a pregnancy test yesterday and it was negative, which is aggregating cause my husband and I are trying to conceive. So to delay a period, is to delay ovulation, is to delay conceiving. Not happy!
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I take antibiotics 1week for my.infictions...and my.period starts at 28 and its end at 4 of october this month...but mostly its subtract 4 or 7 days before the last period..im worried about m.period why not come yet..not late but the routine was late...it is from.the antibiotics?pls reply thanks
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I had walking pneumonia earlier this month. The doctor prescribed me Azithromycin and I also had to get a shot in both legs of Rocephin. My period was due on the 20 but it has yet to come on. It came on last month on the 22nd. I am so scared I do not know what to do.Can someone please tell me what is going on
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THANK YOU! I am going through this situation right now and I am freaking out thinking what if i'm pregnant. I'm pretty sure it is the amoxicillin that i was prescribed for my UTI as well.
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