However, a higher dose IUD 52 mg of levonorgestrel appears to be more effective at stopping periods entirely. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate DMPA is a type of progestin that you receive by injection every 90 days.
It is a form of long-term birth control and also reduces or eliminates monthly bleeding. The longer you use DMPA , the more likely it is to stop your periods. Delaying your period can help you manage various menstrual symptoms. It might be worth considering if you have:. 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.
If your doctor says it's OK for you to take hormonal birth control, it's probably safe to use it to delay your period. Delaying menstruation remains controversial, however. Even physicians who support the option may not mention it unless you bring up the topic.
If you want to try delaying your period, ask your doctor which option might work for you. Breakthrough bleeding — bleeding or spotting between periods — is common when you use hormonal birth control to delay or prevent periods, especially during the first few months.
Breakthrough bleeding typically decreases over time, however, as your body adjusts to the new regimen. Another drawback of routinely delaying your period is that it may be more difficult to tell if you're pregnant. If you have morning sickness, breast tenderness or unusual fatigue, take a home pregnancy test or consult your doctor. Breakthrough bleeding usually decreases with time, but there are some things you can do in the meantime:.
If you use estrogen-progestin birth control pills or the vaginal ring, taking occasional hormone-free days may help manage unscheduled bleeding.
As long as you have been taking active hormones for at least 21 to 30 days, you can stop taking the pill or remove the ring whenever breakthrough bleeding becomes a problem. After three or four hormone-free days, restart your pills or reinsert the ring.
Over time, the episodes of breakthrough bleeding should space out and eventually stop. Breakthrough bleeding isn't a sign that your birth control isn't working. Be sure to keep taking your birth control — even if you experience bleeding — to lower your risk of unplanned pregnancy.
If breakthrough bleeding becomes heavy or lasts more than seven days in a row, contact your doctor. There is a problem with information submitted for this request. The mini pill is taken daily without any breaks. My contraceptive pill and me Contraception - which is most effective? Why not take the pill every day? Is there any benefit to having a break?
Is the pill safe? How risky is the contraceptive pill? What can make the pill less effective? Taking it more than 24 hours late Vomiting within two hours of taking it Very severe diarrhoea that lasts for more than 24 hours Some medicines can reduce the effectiveness of the combined pill, so check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist. Related Topics. Use the clinic finder to find your nearest clinic. Click this Shielded icon to contact Women's Refuge or find information that could help.
Work for us. Friday, December 18, Feature. How do I take my pill continuously? These videos can help explain how to continuously take your pill. The Positives It gives you better contraceptive protection than regular use It lets you control your period. You can choose when you have your period, if you decide to have it at all It can help people who have long, heavy or painful periods Not having a monthly period can help people who suffer from endometriosis or anaemia.
Talk to your doctor or nurse about this option. This usually goes back to normal over time as your body gets used to the change. You can expect to get a period this time around. Following this period, only take the hormone pills and skip the sugar pills.
Move straight onto the next packet after you have taken the last hormone pill in a packet. If you are already taking the Pill in the normal cyclical way, you can change to continuous usage by simply skipping the sugar pills when you get to them and moving straight to the hormone pills in the next packet.
Sometimes breakthrough bleeding can occur, even though you are taking the Pill continuously. If the light bleeding continues for more than three or four days, or is more like a moderate or heavy period that lasts for more than a day, a four-day break from the Pill is recommended. This involves taking no pill or taking sugar pills for four days. During this time, you should experience a proper period.
Start taking the active pills again after four days. Do not use this technique more than once in any four-week cycle. If you miss two or more active tablets, the pill is much less effective as a contraceptive. You can use pain relief e. Ponstan, Naprogesic, ibuprofen etc. Usually the episodes of breakthrough bleeding become less and less frequent, until eventually you may only have one or two periods per year, or none at all.
If you forget to take a pill, take it as soon as you remember. If this is within 12 hours of the usual dose time, it is considered a late pill. Late pills are still effective as contraceptives.
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