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Postpone your period without a pill

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Many women have a desire at times in their lives to postpone their periods for a few days. This can have various reasons, such as certain events, sports or the like. An irregular cycle, intermenstrual bleeding or very prolonged bleeding can also lead to the desire to intervene with your period.

How is it now possible to move the period? One popular way to postpone your period is to take the pill. With the help of a continuous intake or a shortening of the intake break, you can postpone the day of the week or even the entire bleeding by a month. However, many women do not take the pill for a variety of reasons. How is it possible to postpone your period without the pill and is it even possible? The following article deals in particular with these questions and other interesting aspects relating to the topic of "postponing your period without the pill".

How can you best do that?

Moving your period is not always advisable. Therefore, women who wish to postpone their period are strongly advised to consult a gynecologist in advance.

Individual advice is absolutely necessary, because postponing the period always interferes with the woman's hormonal cycle. In justified cases, this can be sensible and harmless, but a rhythm that is as natural as possible should always be maintained. But how is it possible to postpone your period without the pill? There are basically two ways of doing this.

The first option is to influence the cycle with the help of the so-called contraceptive ring. Similar to the pill, the contraceptive ring releases hormones that prevent pregnancy. The ring is inserted vaginally for three weeks and then removed. This is followed by a seven-day ring break, during which the withdrawal bleeding takes place, as with the pill. The tablet-free break can be shortened to delay the bleeding. During the next break, the day on which the withdrawal bleeding starts changes. You can also put on the next ring directly without taking a break, so that there is no withdrawal bleeding for two months. However, you should discuss this in advance with a gynecologist in order to avoid application errors. In no case should the pause between removing and reinserting a ring be longer than seven days, as contraceptive protection can no longer be guaranteed.

Another way to postpone your period is by taking progestin supplements. In Germany, the preparation norethisterone is mainly used. This preparation is used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms, menstrual disorders and hormonal disorders. It requires a prescription and there must be an indication for use. This means that norethisterone is not simply prescribed by doctors to postpone periods at will. However, if there are menstrual disorders, such as very painful menstruation, the intake of norethisterone can be justified. The preparation must not be taken for more than two weeks. Your period will start about three days after you stop taking norethisterone. However, postponing the period with norethisterone can also lead to the occurrence of spotting and intermenstrual bleeding as an undesirable effect.

Can Home Remedies Help?

Many women wonder how to postpone their periods. Some women do not want to resort to medication, but rather want the most natural possible solution to their problem. Hence, the question often arises whether home remedies can help move your period. This question is just extremely difficult to answer. In principle, there is nothing against the use of home remedies, provided they are not harmful to health, but their effect when postponing the period is to be doubted.

Some women claim that the natural herbs monk's pepper and yarrow can postpone their periods. Both herbs contain estrogens. Drinking several cups of tea made from these herbs should help push back your period by a few days. Unfortunately, this effect has not been scientifically proven.

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Are there any over-the-counter medications?

All drugs that can be used to postpone your period have one thing in common - they contain hormones in varying amounts.

Such hormone preparations, be it the pill, the contraceptive ring or even pure progestin preparations, require a prescription in Germany. These are well-tolerated drugs, but misuse or incorrect use can also lead to serious side effects and disturbances in the hormonal balance, which is why a doctor's prescription is essential. However, when the occasion arises, they are prescribed by doctors.

homeopathy

Moving the period cannot be achieved by homeopathic remedies.

Even if various providers of homeopathic remedies claim otherwise, the desired result cannot be expected when taking these remedies. The costs for homeopathic remedies usually have to be borne entirely by the patient. If it is not effective in this matter, the use of homeopathic remedies to postpone your period cannot be recommended.

What side effects are to be expected?

Postponing your period without the pill can lead to various side effects and undesirable effects, but overall tolerability is very good.

Especially with painful menstrual cycles, you can benefit greatly from postponing your period with the help of a progestogen preparation or the contraceptive ring. However, one should always make sure to consult a gynecologist beforehand in order to keep the risk of adverse events as low as possible. If you postpone your period without the pill, you may experience slight menstrual disorders such as spotting or intermenstrual bleeding.

Symptoms similar to premenstrual syndrome can also occur. These include headaches, back pain, breast tenderness, and general malaise. However, the overall risk of these side effects is very low.

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The focus of this article is the question of whether you can postpone your period without the pill. The answer to this question is clearly yes, but is it also sensible and safe? Postponing your period can be useful, especially if you have irregular menstrual cycles, painful menstruations, or other menstrual disorders. Treatment with a progestogen preparation is medically justified and sensible in this case.

Postponing your period for personal reasons is also possible with the help of the contraceptive ring and should not be refused per se. Side effects are rare and usually mild. Nevertheless, at best, you should contact a gynecologist with the intention of postponing your period and determine the best option together. This way, the risk of application errors and undesirable effects can be minimized.