I have been suffering from rheumatic fever from the age 11. I am 21 now. The doctor I consulted with prescribed me penicillin and told me to continue the penicillin till I become 21 years old. I continued penicillin till now. But I missed I was irregular sometimes. Now should I stop taking penicillin. And can my irregularities cause me problem?

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