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Delaying your period with hormonal birth control
Are any birth control pills specifically designed to lengthen the time between periods?
Can you delay your period with traditional birth control pills?
Is it better to delay your period with 28-day birth control pills or with continuous or extended-cycle pills?
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How does it work?
What is the difference between continuous-use and extended-use birth control?
Which types of hormonal birth control can be used to delay periods?
What are the benefits of delaying your period?
Is it safe for all women to delay menstruation?
What are the drawbacks to delaying your period?
What can be done about breakthrough bleeding?
What are the benefits of delaying your period?
Delaying your period can help you manage various menstrual symptoms. It might be worth considering if you have:
- A physical or mental disability that makes it difficult to use sanitary napkins or tampons
- A condition worsened by menstruation, such as endometriosis or anemia
- Breast tenderness, bloating or mood swings in the seven to 10 days before your period
- Headaches or other menstrual symptoms during the week you take inactive birth control pills
- Heavy, prolonged, frequent or painful periods
In addition, menstrual bleeding is sometimes simply inconvenient. You may want to postpone your period until after an important exam, athletic event, vacation or special occasion, such as your wedding or honeymoon.
