Can I take anything to skip a period?
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Can I take anything to skip a period?
| Sun, 10-31-2004 - 12:11pm |
My husband and I are going on vacation next month and the day we leave falls right when I'm supposed to get my period. I am not on the pill (he's had the V.) and am wondering if I can start birth control pills to get my period early? Or will it skip a month? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to either get it early or skip it?
It's our chance for romance away from the kiddies!
Thanks a lot!!
It's our chance for romance away from the kiddies!
Thanks a lot!!

I don't think you have time to use BCPs to shift your period. You might be able to move it successfully or you might not as it can take 3 cycles or more to adjust to the hormones and trying to shift your cycle while still adjusting can cause irregular bleeding as a side effect.
I think perhaps your best bet is to ask your doctor for a 10 day regimen of progestin pills. These are not the contraceptive mini-pill (the progestin-only-pill) but something like Aygestin which contains 5 mg norethisterone. Women who are SCUBA divers sometimes use progestin pills to avoid having their periods on diving vacations and it seems to work well for most of them. You might be able use the progestin pills to shift your cycle in several ways: take them mid cycle to force your period early, or just before your period to delay it while you are on the pills. Talk with your doctor and see what s/he recommends. I hope you have a great vacation! Let us know how you're doing, ok?
Good luck,
Jill