How should one reduce the dose of norethisterone tablets when taking them for dysfunctional uterine bleeding?

Patient's question:

Doctor, I made a mistake in my operation and couldn't speak on the original page where you were. So I had to come here to ask. Here's the situation: I had a 15-day period, and it stopped after a D&C procedure. 14 days later, my period returned. The local doctor prescribed two boxes of Ennor tablets, 8 tablets per dose, 3 times a day. For the first three days, I took 3 doses a day, then reduced it to 6 tablets per dose, 3 times a day, and after another 3 days, reduced it to 4 tablets per day, 3 times a day, for a total of 15 days. Today is the seventh day, and I noticed something was off. I calculated that I should have taken a total of 306 tablets. However, the doctor prescribed only two bottles, which is 100 2 = 200 tablets. It's clearly not enough. At the time, I didn't calculate it carefully and just asked if I needed to refill the prescription after finishing. The doctor said two bottles would be enough. I'm very skeptical about whether something went wrong. Please help me check if my Huanglong Decoction is correct? Thank you for your help: Is my Huanglong Decoction correct? How should I reduce the dosage? Do I need to continue taking medicine after this course? How should I take it?

Doctor's answer:

Taking ethinyl estradiol to treat dysfunctional uterine bleeding, when the bleeding is heavy, you need to use a larger dose of medication. Then, gradually increase the dose to the maintenance level. What you need to understand is: does the doctor mean eight tablets at a time, three times a day, or eight tablets a day, divided into three doses. If you take it wrong, you can only follow the current dose, increase by one-third every three days, and implement incremental adjustments. I hope the above answer can help you. Thank you.

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