Is there a way to postpone or prepone my periods? What are the drawbacks?
There are several ways to postpone or prepone your periods to prevent your menstrual cycle from interfering with important activities.
Every woman gets habituated to getting her periods every month. However, having your periods during important activities in your life such as wedding, honeymoon, vacations, parties etc. can be very inconvenient. Once in a while you can delay or prepone your periods by using external means such as medications or natural remedies to avoid inconvenience. However, rescheduling your periods often and disturbing your body’s natural cycle can lead to health issues.
The following medicines are prescribed in India to postpone or prepone periods:
- Primolut-N (5 mg)
It is the most prevalent medicine in India, which is utilised for postponing or preponing periods. The active ingredient present in this drug is ‘norethisterone’ that is the steroid progestin which additional weak oestrogenic and androgenic activity. It is generally used to treat amenorrhea (both secondary and primary), DUB (dysfunctional uterine bleeding), endometriosis and timing of menses. For rescheduling your menstrual cycle, you have to take 1 tablet three times per day at specific time during the cycle.
To prepone your menses, you need to take the tablet at least ten days before your expected date of beginning of periods. The period starts within three days of stopping the tablet. On the contrary, to postpone your menses, you need to take the tablet at least three days before your expected date. The period starts within two to three days of stopping the tablet. However, you should not take Primolut-N for greater than 10-14 days continuously.
The medicine may also cause side effects such as bloating, irregular bleeding, stomach upset, amenorrhea, scanty bleeding, nausea, oedema, headache, visual disturbances, dyspnoea, migraines, hypersensitivity, chest tightness and thrombophlebitis.
- Ibuprofen (800 mg)
Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicine that effectively helps in postponing your periods. You should take 800 mg thrice daily beginning from one or two weeks before your expected date of start of periods. You should accompany ibuprofen with vitamin B6 (double dose).
- Ovral-G
It is a combination of hormones progesterone and oestrogen that claims to be better than Primolut-N when it comes to postpone periods. You have to continue taking it until you want to have your menses again. The good thing about Ovral-G is that it reduces the pain associated with delayed menses.
Drawbacks associated with artificially manipulating your periods
The menstrual cycle of every woman is very unique. Disturbing the cycle by preponing or postponing your periods is generally not advised unless it is really required. Manipulating your menstrual cycle leads to alterations in your hormone levels. Disturbing your hormonal balance often in order to schedule your periods according to your convenience may lead to hormonal imbalance and irregular periods. If you have to take medications to delay your periods do it very rarely and do it under the guidance and supervision of a physician. Doing it often can disturb your body’s natural hormonal balance leading to infertility in the long run. Moreover, it is usually not recommended that girls who are below the age of 16 should manipulate with their menstrual cycles.
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