Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Makati City, Philippines
Help........ Posted: 04-15-07 20:00pm
hi, im new on this forum. by the way im
from Philippines.
I have a problem, im having my vacation
this coming May 15, but im worrying that
my period is scheduled to come by that
days. What kind of pill can i take to
delay my period? i have 1 month to
prepare. is it available here in Phils.?
Is it safe for me?
Hope can i get your opinion on this,
thanks a lot!
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chick1978
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 68 Location: canada
Posted: 04-15-07 20:28pm
There are several ways in which periods
can be delayed. The first involves taking
a drug called a progestogen.
This medication needs to be taken three
times daily while the woman wants to
postpone her period, and once the drug is
stopped it usually takes two or three days
for her period to begin again. This
treatment is not 100 per cent effective.
Some bleeding will sometimes occur while
the drug is being taken, and side effects
such as fluid retention, breast tenderness
and mood disturbance can be a problem.
The second method involves taking the
combined oral contraceptive pill. This
needs to be started well before the woman
needs to postpone her period, and to avoid
having a period at an inconvenient time,
two packs of pills can be taken
consecutively without a break. Provided
that the woman suffers no significant side
effects, this method usually works well.
It is obviously ideal if the woman needs
contraception.
The doses of hormones in the pill are
quite considerable, and if you do not need
the pill for contraception I believe it
would be better to avoid taking it.
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jhoanne
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Makati City, Philippines
Thanks Posted: 04-16-07 20:03pm
thank you very much chick1978, this would
be a big help on my part.
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5557 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
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Posted: 04-17-07 13:04pm
I've heard that if you are on the ring and
you don't take it out for the off week,
you won't get your period.
I don't know for sure because I'm not on
it anymore and I never tried it. I suppose
it probably wouldn't work on your first
month anyway when your cycle is still
messed up.
