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Post by ntomtouch on Jan 31, 2020 13:35:34 GMT -5
A viral tweet resurfaced a rarely-discussed method for lessening menstrual flow – and gynecologists told Insider it is valid, safe, and should be common knowledge. "I learned that ibuprofen reduces menstrual flow BY 50%. We're such a misogynist culture, we can't talk about something that women have to deal with every four weeks for 30 years," Twitter user Holly Wood wrote in a post that had garnered almost 20,000 retweets by Wednesday, including from Neil Gaiman and Mara Wilson. It's not a new finding – celebrity gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter spoke about it in her TED Talk, it's listed on the UK's National Health Service website, and rapper Cardi B told an interviewer last year that she took two ibuprofen (washed down with a drink of gelatin) to delay her period for a date. Many women responded to the tweet saying they had no idea. Ibuprofen can delay periods for up to 2 days by disrupting a chemical in the uterus "I've been advising this for years as a gynecologist," Dr. Lauren Streicher told Insider. "We know that ibuprofen can reduce menstrual cramps as well as menstrual flow." Ibuprofen and naproxen are both nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, known as NSAIDs, that reduce the production of something called prostaglandins – the chemicals that cause the uterus to contract and shed its uterine lining monthly. Read more at: www.insider.com/gynecologists-say-ibuprofen-can-lessen-menstrual-flow-2020-1 ************* From reading through the article it seems like it would work? Anyone got experience with it or thinking about giving it a go next cycle?
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Post by jada on Feb 3, 2020 6:57:47 GMT -5
I heard that many, many years ago. Did not work for me at all. As for the safety of Ibuprofen, it might be safe for some to take occasionally. I have GERD now so can never take it. And NSAIDS are not safe for long term use. I can't remember the reason why as I no longer use it so it didn't apply to me.
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