Pills to delay the menstrual cycle are a choice for many women during the summer months
Dr. Spice Y. Durmishi
Delaying the menstrual cycle, although generally safe, should not become a common practice. Although there is no risk for most women, since they are hormonal preparations, you should always consult your gynecologist before using them.
Frequent use of these preparations can lead to hormonal imbalance, later irregular or more abundant bleeding, as well as menstrual cycle disorders.
Delaying menstruation is carried out with the use of hormonal preparations - contraceptive pills or progestin preparations, tablets containing a synthetic form of the female sex hormone progesterone.
If a woman already uses birth control pills as a method of protection against unwanted pregnancy, the cycle can be postponed simply by continuing to use the second pack without the usual 7-day break. If this is not the case, the cycle can be delayed using progesterone-based hormonal tablets.
An excess of this hormone in the body leads to the delay of ovulation and consequently to the delay in the appearance of the cycle and thus delays the appearance of the cycle.
The tablets are taken at least three days before the expected period, twice a day and used for as many days as you want to delay the period, but not more than 14 days.
After stopping the use of tablets, the cycle is established after a few days, usually after two to three days.
It is important to remember that these pills do not have a contraceptive effect and do not represent protection against unwanted pregnancy.
Experiences with cycle delay pills are mostly positive, but it should be remembered that each organism reacts in its own way.
Side effects are usually mild and include a bloated feeling, chest tightness, occasional headaches or heavier periods. Like any medicine, these tablets can also have their contraindications.
Special care is required in women over 35 years old, smokers, those with hypertension and thrombosis. /Telegraph/
