How To Prepone The Menstrual Cycle?

Posted on Wed, 9 Sep 2015

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Wed, 9 Sep 2015 Answered on

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Question : Hi doc ,

I am going on holiday so I need to delay my monthly cycle , can you give me some medicine name for it?
is it unsafe to stop it for few days taking medicines ?
would it have any side effects ?

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
You can use progesterone to postpone period.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Thanks for trusting hcm about your health care.
I have gone through your history and understand your concerns.
You should consult a Gynecologist and take progesterone (primolut-n) to delay your menses.
As such there is no side effects of these pills only mild nausea,vomiting is there.
Hope found useful, feel free to ask more information.
Good luck.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar