Period delay

What is period delay treatment?

Period delay treatment allows you to postpone your period for up to 17 days. This can serve two purposes, one of them being postponing the bleeding. This can be done for many reasons, the most common being having plans which can be impacted by the symptoms of a period, like pain, discomfort and cravings.

Delaying your period has another huge benefit. It can help you manage heavy bleeding and make menstrual cramps less painful. So all around, period delay treatment can make your life much easier and even healthier.^[1]

Who should take period delay tablets?

Period delay tablets are for all women who want to postpone their period a while longer. This can be because you might be going on holiday, you might be going on a date, or you simply have a stressful week ahead and you don’t wanna be dealing with pads and tampons. So delaying your period will eliminate the problem temporarily.

Contact us and one of our clinicians will discuss your health with you, and advise you which period delay treatment is better for you.

Is it safe to delay your period?

For the most part, yes. It’s completely safe to delay your period. But you shouldn’t rely on it and use it regularly, so try to opt for it only when necessary.

Although period delay treatment is safe for almost everyone, there are a few exceptions:

• You shouldn’t use it if you’re pregnant or if you think you might be pregnant.
• If you have or have had in the past, vaginal bleeding that wasn’t your period and it wasn’t monitored by a clinician.
• If you have genital or breast cancer. Or if you have a history of breast or vaginal cancer, or if you suspect you could have it.
• It’s not suitable for women who have had liver tumours.
• If you have a history of jaundice during pregnancy.
• If you have a serious vascular condition.
• If you’ve had a stroke caused by a blood clot.

How does period delay treatment work?

Period delay treatment essentially keeps the amount of progesterone in your body elevated. It accomplishes this by mimicking the natural progesterone already present in your body. This high level of progesterone can stop your uterus lining from breaking down,^[1] delaying your period.

How should I take period delay tablets?

Period delay treatment tablets have a few different uses, and the way you take them will depend on your final goal. But for period delay specifically, you’ll normally take three tablets per day, three days before your period is due. Your period will usually start within three days of finishing your treatment course.

You should continue taking the pills for as long as our clinician advises you to, and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. They’ll respond promptly and with your best interests in mind. Just log in to your account and send them a message.

How effective are period delay tablets?

Period delay tablets are considered to be effective when it comes to delaying your period while maintaining fertility.

This method of period delay treatment is proven to be more effective than combined contraceptive pills, which are often used to help delay periods. During a study to test this, only 8% of women who used period delay tablets reported spotting, while in the group who took combined contraceptive pills, 43% of women reported spotting.^[2]