How to delay the period

The easiest way to change the day of the period is taking. What are the most effective and appropriate? Are there other ways to delay my period?

Delaying your period with oral contraceptives

Menstruation with birth control is actually a false rule. Common birth control pills contain two hormones: estrogens and progesterone. The moment the body stops receiving these hormones, either by taking the white placebo pills (without medication) or on rest days, the stimulation on the endometrium ceases and it flakes off. producing the rule.

The usual contraceptives carry 21 days pills with medication Y 7 of placebo, although you can also do a week off and not take the placebo.

The rule is every 28 days, therefore, you have menstruation every 28 days and you can cycle with breaks every 28 days. Currently, there are contraceptives on the market where you have a period every three or four months. It simply must delay the rest of the pills.

Steps to delay menstruation

If you do not want such long cycles, you can, in a timely manner, overtake or lag a few days the rule lengthening or shortening the days of pills with medication.

• If you want delay the period a week, Instead of taking 21 pills with medication and then taking the break or placebo, you should take 28 pills of medication. Buying a new box and taking only the first seven and then taking seven days off.
• If you want advance the rule a weekInstead of taking 21 medication pills, you can take 14 and then take a break.

When restarting the new intake after the break, the usual guidelines should already be followed and menstruation will start every 28 days.

Other methods to delay menstruation

Vaginal ring

In case of using the vaginal ring, lengthen 3 or 4 days of the same ring or remove it a few days before than due and take seven days off later. Yes you want to extend more days what should be done is to remove the used ring and put a new one during the days you want.

Contraceptive patches

In the case of women who are using contraceptive patches it is the same. Can be put an extra patch for 1 week after the usual 3 weeks and then take a week break. Or after two weeks of starting, take a week off. The most important is don't skip the break of the usual days, seven or four depending on the usual pattern. In this way, contraceptive efficacy is maintained.

No contraceptives

Without is very difficult to change the day of the period an effective form. But these treatments should always be done under medical supervision and do not take contraceptives without a good medical history and assessing the risk factors of each woman.

• The easiest way to change the day of your period is by taking contraceptives.
• Without contraception, it is very difficult to be able to change the day of your period effectively.
• Must always be done under medical supervision and do not take contraceptives without a previous visit to the gynecologist.

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