Can prenatal supplement regularise your menstrual cycle ?

Question

I had irregular periods since last 3 months..i am planning for a baby too..i am on "primacare"..My period as per irregular cycle days should come on 30th june latest...i usually see spotting 4-5 days prior to my period...there is no sign of it this month..

.Is there possibility that my periods have become regular as before ? (28 days)

Answer 1

Im a nutritionist
it is unlikely that the vitamins have anything to do with your period.
your period is regulated by hormones and prenatal vitamins do not contain any hormones, infact they don't even have as many vitamins as a normal multivitamin.
this is what is provided in promacare:
Omega-3 Fatty Acids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 mg
Linoleic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 mg
Linolenic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 mg
Vitamins:
Vitamin D3
(as cholecalciferol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 IU
Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 IU
Minerals:
Calcium (as calcium carbonate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 mg
PM dose is a pink, dye-free, oval shaped, film coated tablet
containing the following ingredients:
Vitamins:
Biotin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 mcg
Folic Acid, USP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 mg
Vitamin B1
/ Thiamine (as thiamine mononitrate, USP) 3 mg
Vitamin B2
/ Riboflavin, USP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 mg
Vitamin B3
/ Niacin (as niacinamide, USP) . . . . . . . . . . 20 mg
Vitamin B6
/ Pyridoxine (as pyridoxine HCl, USP) . . . . . . 10 mg
Vitamin B12
/ Cyanocobalamin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 mcg
Vitamin C (as Ester-C®)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 mg
Vitamin D3(as cholecalciferol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 IU
Vitamin K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 mcg
Pantothenic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 mg
Minerals:
Calcium (as CalciPure™ calcium carbonate) . . . . . . . . . 250 mg
Chromium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 mcg
Copper (as cupric oxide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 mg
Iron (as MicroMask™ ferrous fumarate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 mg
Molybdenum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 mcg
Selenium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 mcg
Zinc (as zinc oxide, USP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 mg

while that may seem like alot lets look at the ingreediants in GNC womens ultra mega (nonprenatal vitamins):
Amount Per Serving % DV
Vitamin A (50% as beta-Carotene 50% as Acetate) 10000.00 IU 200%
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) 200.00 mg 333%
Vitamin D (as Ergocalciferol) 400.00 IU 100%
Vitamin E (as natural d-alpha Tocopheryl Succinate) 100.00 IU 333%
Thiamin (as Thiamin Mononitrate) 75.00 mg 5000%
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) 75.00 mg 4412%
Niacin (as Niacinamide) 75.00 mg 375%
Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 75.00 mg 3750%
Folic Acid 400.00 mcg 100%
Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin) 75.00 mcg 1250%
Biotin 75.00 mcg 25%
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium d-Pantothenate) 75.00 mg 750%
Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate) 100.00 mg 10%
Iron (as Ferrous Fumarate) 18.00 mg 100%
Iodine (as Kelp) 150.00 mcg 100%
Zinc (as Zinc Oxide) 15.00 mg 100%
Selenium (as Hydrolyzed Protein Chelate) 10.00 mcg 14%
Copper (as Copper Sulfate) 250.00 mcg 12500%
Manganese (as Manganese Sulfate) 6.00 mcg 300%
Chromium (as Hydrolyzed Protein Chelate) 10.00 mcg 8%
Potassium (as Potassium Chloride) 10.00 mg 0%
Boron (as Boron Citrate) 100.00 mcg **
Silica (as Silicon Dioxide) 10.00 mcg **
Choline (as Choline Bitartrate) 35.00 mg **
Inositol 75.00 mcg **
para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA) 75.00 mg **
Trimethylglycine (TMG) 10.00 mg **
Rutin Powder 25.00 mg **
Citrus Bioflavonoids Complex 25.00 mg **
Hesperidin Complex 5.00 mg **
N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) 500.00 mcg **
alpha-Lipoic Acid 1.00 mg **
Green Tea Leaves Extract (Camellia sinensis) 5.00 mg **

notice the prenatal vitamins actually contain less!! except for iron, which you shouldn't take more than 18mg before you are pregnant because it will cause health problems, and folic acid which is two and 1/2 times the recommend dose (which is even too high for a pregnant women and may cause congenital defects in the fetus due to overdose)

I would recommend If you were a patient of mine that you stop the prenatal vitamins till you find out you are actually pregnant (because they are doing nothing for you and may cause harm) and switch to a good multivitamin, you can also take a fatty acid supplement if you want. one product I am familiar with is total EFA from gnc and contains:
Alpha-Linolenic Acid [ALA] (omega-3) 600.00 mg **
Docosahexaenoic Acid [DHA] (omega-3) 144.00 mg **
Eicosapentaenoic Acid [EPA] (omega-3) 216.00 mg **
Gamma-Linolenic Acid [GLA] (omega-6) 288.00 mg **
Linoleic Acid (omega-6) 630.00 mg **
Oleic Acid (omega-9) 600.00 mg

(also more than you are currently getting from the prenatal)

Answer 2

This is my standard answer......... go get a book called Taking Charge of your fertility by Toni Weschler. It will help you understand your body and all the myths about it. It will help you time when you are ovulating and the best times to conceive.It will help you be able to understand your cycle better and look for signs of the cycle. My Doctor recommended it to me and after 1 year of trying I got the book. It worked the very next month. It turns out that my timing was wrong due to mis-information. I hope it helps you, too! It's not only about getting pregnant. It's about knowing your body and knowing when you are fertile or not. You can pick and choose what you do with your info. Good luck and don't listen the all the myths

Answer 3

Prenatal supplements are just like vitamins only double and extra vitamins needed for healthy development of the fetus. If you're having problems with your cycle maybe you need to go to a gyn and discuss how you can get them more regular, and make sure there isn't something more serious going on with your body.

Answer 4

I believe the only thing you could take to make your cycle "regular" would be birth control. But since you are planning for a baby, it sounds like you're not taking birth control. Since prenatal vitamins are really just that, vitamins, I doubt that they would change your cycle. Best bet would be to call your OB/GYN.

Answer 5

Anything that improves your diet and well-bring can halp regulate your cycle. The extra iron and calcium in the pre-natal supplements could have replaced what was depleted from your system.

Then again, even reducing the stress in your life by doing something healthy can improve your general fertility.

Answer 6

birth control is the in uncomplicated phrases thanks to regulate your menstrual cycle. evidently, your body regulates itself - you're usually stimulated through the cycles of alternative women persons you usually come into contact with, which may reason it to change into very abnormal.

Answer 7

i don't think so never heard of that.