How to delay menstrual period (effectively)

Our menstrual period arrives every month without fail, but it is possible that sometimes the period comes at the wrong time. Some women do not allow those days to change their lives and do absolutely everything with or without periods. But there are other women who wish their period didn't interrupt a special moment.

Either because your wedding day arrives, the day of that gymnastics presentation for which you have trained so much or just right for that romantic trip to the beach, there are some tricks so that the rule does not interrupt those moments. Then we tell you how to delay the period.

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Is it healthy to delay my period?

It is logical that before knowing how to delay the period you ask yourself if it is healthy or not to do it, and how much it can affect this induced delay in your menstrual cycle. The answer is that if you do it once or twice in an extraordinary way, no problem should arise. However, delaying your period can often have consequences.

Keep in mind that the menstrual cycle is a natural process that your body needs and that occurs during 28 days without interruption (if this is the length of your menstrual cycle) unless you stay pregnant.

If we could summarize our menstrual cycle we would say that it is divided into a part of preparation for fertilization and another part of elimination of what we do not use because the fertilization. The rule is just that part of the elimination period, which takes the endometrium out of you because you don't need it; This is why continuously interrupting this "cleaning" process can have some consequences on your menstrual cycle.

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How to delay your period with birth control pills

As we have commented, you should try to delay the period only when it is really necessary and as something extraordinary. That said, here are some effective ways you can delay your period and be calm on those important days you have planned.

We could say that birth control pills are the most effective way to delay your period if you do it properly. This method works because you are manipulating the estrogen level what is in your body (remember that estrogen is the hormone that is responsible for our menstrual cycle and that when its levels are low is when we get our period). There are three ways to do it.

First of all, it is very important that you know well the type of contraceptive pills you are taking: they can be boxes with a total of 21 pills in which those 21 pills are active, that is, they contain hormones. The other option is that the pills you are taking come in boxes of 28 pills, in this case 21 of them are active (they contain hormones) and the other 7 are placebos that are there so you don't lose the habit of taking the pills every time days.

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1. Do not interrupt taking the pills

If you habitually use the contraceptive pill as a method of contraception and have realized with very little notice that Your period is about to drop on that specific dateThe best thing you can do to delay your period is to start a new box of birth control pills right away if you run out of the one you're taking.

Now, what you have to do in either case is that when you get to the 21st you start a new box of birth control pills and take the pills until the day you don't want your period. When the date is over, stop taking the pills to lower your menstruation and start again after 7 days as usual.

In the event that your pills have placebos, then take the 7 placebos from the day your period can arrive and start a new box when it ends so that your menstrual cycle continues as usual.

Very important! The box of pills you used to delay your period, that is, the one you took only 2 or 4 of pills for example, you must discard it and continue with a new one so that your contraceptive method does not show disrupted.

2. Advance the rule

It may be that the best solution is to advance the rule instead of delaying your period if you have enough time before that date that you want to be without your period. It is very simple.

Count back on your calendar at least 8-9 days from the date your period would arrive. When you have it calculated, stop taking the pills on that date you found and your period will lower after 3 days or so. Take your pills again with a new box and discard the one you interrupted.

3. If you don't take birth control pills

In the event that you do not take birth control pills, buy some at the pharmacy so you can delay your period. Start by determine the exact date on which your period will drop. When you know it, count back 5 or 7 days and start taking the pills daily until the date you need to be without your period passes. When finished, leave the pills and discard the ones that are left over.

In any case, it is important that you consult with your doctor if you are considering using these methods to delay your period. They may recommend other drugs that are sold in pharmacies to delay your period. There are also some homemade recipes to delay menstruation, but we cannot assure you of their effectiveness.