How do I delay my period?

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-15-2003
How do I delay my period?
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Tue, 08-10-2004 - 9:43pm
I would like to delay my period for a week in September because I am going on vacation. I have already had my tubes tied (I'm 41). Do you know how I could go abouts delaying my period from starting for a few days? My periods start about every 3 weeks.


Thanks!

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 08-10-2004 - 10:14pm
Hi funandsun63, welcome!

Ask your doctor about a 10 day regimen of progestin pills. It's not the contraceptive progestin-only-pill, but a pill that is used to delay or induce periods. Women SCUBA divers use it with great success to reschedule their periods around dive trips. Let us know how it works for you, ok?

Good luck,

      Jill