There are many reasons why a woman may wish to delay a period- a special occasion, a holiday or an important examination. Whilst no method offers guaranteed success, there are a few options which may be useful. Some women may decide to run their contraceptive pill packs back to back, skipping the inactive or “sugar” pills. Other women may prefer to take a course of progestogen hormone medications, such as Norethisterone- usually, these must be started several days before the period is due, and continued until it is more convenient to have a period.
Can you delay a period? What are the options?
What are the different ways to delay a period? For one reason or another, sometimes women will wish to delay a period. The monthly nuisance of menstruation is a fact of life that most women are used to. For some, periods are light and painless. For others, they are severe and debilitating, [...]