delaying period

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-12-2004
delaying period
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Sun, 12-19-2004 - 8:52am
Hello,
Hoping someone can help.... I just received a last minute vacation getaway and my period is due to start within days of leaving. I am not on the pill (not even sure if the doctor would prescribe it for me ... age/smoker). Is there ANY way to delay my period by a week?
It is really important to me as I have terrible periodss and am miserable the first few days. My husband and I have not had a vacation in so long and are really looking forward to this trip.
Thanks for any help you can give
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Sun, 12-19-2004 - 10:48am

Hi juliette454, welcome!

How cool! An unexpected getaway! Good for you!

There is something that you can do that will probably work. Ask your doctor about a regimen of progestin pills to delay your period. SCUBA divers often use them to reschedule their periods around dive trips and they seem to work well for most of them. These are 5mg tablets not the contraceptive progestin-only-pill which has a much lower, 0.35mg dose. I don’t think age or smoking will be a factor but your doctor will know for sure.

What most of my friends use are norethindrone tablets like Aygestin. You can look up what a drug advisor says about Aygestin to see if it is something you are willing to take. For example, see:
http://www2.eckerd.com/content.asp?content=pharmacy%2Fdrugadvisor&cookie%5Ftest=1 Let us know what you and your doctor decide and if you try them how they worked for you, ok? I hope you have a great vacation!

Good luck,

      Jill