Granddaughter delaying period, advice please

Put the name into a website and information comes up re the pros and cons. I'm not a medic so wouldn't want to offer any other advice.

Find the relevant NHS website for reliable information regarding the side effects. There will also be a leaflet with the drugs which will detail any side effects.

I would expect her doctor to go through that with her, is she concerned?

I'd not heard of Utovlan so Googled it and it is a brand name for norethisterone which I have heard of and taken. I was on it to stop heavy bleeding from a polyp while waiting for surgery to remove it.

I think it is probably quite commonly prescribed by GPs to delay periods.

If this is regularly prescribed and does the job I imagine it will be extremely useful for your GD.
I always say there should be no reason for a young girl to suffer such pain and inconvenience, I had cramps from age 11 but nothing was available back then and I was just expected to put up with it.
I hope she enjoys her hols.

Surely, if the gp has advised it that's good enough.

I am glad she has that option and her vacation will not be spoilt.

I hope you have permission from your gd and her parents to post her private medical information on the public internet

Blimey, Hithere, BlueBellGran hasn’t actually named her granddaughter! She asked a question because she is concerned….no need to be so critical!

Even if it does not have the name of the person, medical information is still private information

You'd be better asking this on MN

This sounds perfectly reasonable if it's been prescribed by the GP.

Hithere we have no idea who BluebellGran or her family are so I can't see what the issue is here.

Asked to enquire by whom.?
This is such personal information as a gran I wouldn’t expect to be involved.
I had awful periods at that age and longer, I’ve read this kind of treatment is prescribed to help girls in exam time.

My daughter, 26, has had awful heart and painful periods since age 14. She has a particular pill no which she takes every day and has no periods.

It’s with both the support of her GP and a gynaecologist we ended up seeing privately as the two she saw on the NHS actuality rolls to “just put up with it”

Harley Street scans showed she also had endometriosis.

I had a similar experiences with extremely heavy periods as did my poor DM.

I would imagine your DGD will be absolutely fine.

However, after her holiday I would be pushing for more tests. Too many girls and women are “fobbed off”

Sorry correction the word heart should read heavy! None of my daughters have heart problems.

HiThere
We better all stop asking for info on medical issues for self, partners, this being private.

BluebellGran

I’ve been asked to enquire if anyone has any information about Utovlan 5mg? My 16 year old granddaughter suffers cramps with her periods which have quite an impact on what she can do. She is going on 2 weeks holiday soon and her doctor has prescribed Utovlan to delay her period until she is home. Have any of you heard of this and know of any side effects please?

Absolutely fine. My daughter has used it a few times. So lucky to have this sort of treatment available. I would have loved this had it been around in my day!

There is no need to go to all black and white

It would help if poster writes has the consent of the person whose health details are in the post.

Write to have

Edit function please!

But nobody knows who the poster is, Hithere!

I've just posted that my daughter has used this product but I didn't ask for her consent.

Was that wrong ?

Hithere you are overreacting. Nobody knows BluebellGran or her granddaughter, they are unidentifiable.

My niece has used this a couple of times and was absolutely fine both times. For a joke I texted her to ask permission to post the preceding sentence, having explained your concerns. Her reply was a series of emojis mostly crying with laughter.

I hope your granddaughter has a lovely holiday with no concerns about having her period.

Thank you all. I’ll pass on your comments. Even the strange unnecessarily critical ones! I said I was asked to enquire - who is likely to have asked me? The neighbours down the street???

GNs are not GPs. I think if the question was regarding health, it should be answered by a professional. Since it was posted on GN, it was just general Have-You-Heard conversation.

No never heard of it.
I use to just carry on with my pill without taking a 7 day break if I was going on holiday.

Cossy

My daughter, 26, has had awful heart and painful periods since age 14. She has a particular pill no which she takes every day and has no periods.

It’s with both the support of her GP and a gynaecologist we ended up seeing privately as the two she saw on the NHS actuality rolls to “just put up with it”

Harley Street scans showed she also had endometriosis.

I had a similar experiences with extremely heavy periods as did my poor DM.

I would imagine your DGD will be absolutely fine.

However, after her holiday I would be pushing for more tests. Too many girls and women are “fobbed off”

I would too ask to see a gynaecologist.
A young girl across from me in hospital was crying with relief when they diagnosed endometriosis. She said
her Gp had been ‘gaslighting’ her for four years saying there was nothing wrong with her.
(I could hear the conversation with her consultant).
It made me quietly weep, as my niece has the same condition & is now pregnant.
Later we had a chat & said I heard what was wrong & told her not to worry, told her about my niece.
I’ve heard that pregnancy can be good for endometriosis.