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What are the ways to delay menstruation?

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Asked on:Apr 02, 2026 12:29 PM

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  • Paris Paris

    Apr 02, 2026

        What methods and drugs can delay menstruation?

      Oral contraceptive pills: Oral contraceptive pills are one of the most commonly used methods to delay menstruation. The contraceptive pill is a combination of low-dose estrogen and high-dose progesterone. Since birth control pills contain higher doses of progesterone, they can cause Uterus The endometrial secretory phase is maintained and extended without exfoliation, thus achieving the purpose of delaying menstruation. How to take: Start taking it 3 to 5 days before menstruation, 1 tablet a day, preferably after dinner, and stop taking it until the end of the college entrance examination. There are many types of contraceptive pills, and there are also side effects. Common side effects of short-term use are digestive system symptoms. New generation contraceptive pills such as Mafulon have smaller reactions.

      Pure progesterone: The mechanism of using pure progestogen to delay menstruation is the same as that of contraceptive pills. There are many types of progestins. The more commonly used one is oral medroxyprogesterone, usually 2 tablets each time, 2 to 3 times a day.; You can also inject 20 mg of progesterone intramuscularly, once a day, and use it 2 to 3 days before menstruation until the end of the college entrance examination. Injectable drugs are natural preparations and have minimal gastrointestinal reactions, but they are more troublesome to use by injection. However, since progestogen-only drugs do not contain estrogen, their effect in delaying menstruation is not as stable as birth control pills.