What are the medicines that delay menstruation?

Menstruation is the most important physiological phenomenon for women. It is a natural shedding phenomenon caused by the thickening of the endometrium without implantation of the fertilized egg. A large amount of blood clot tissue will be produced in the female uterus and discharged through the reproductive tract. This process will bring great pain to women, and many women need to delay their menstrual period for work and study. Let’s take a look at what are the drugs that can delay menstruation?

Currently, there are two safest ways to delay menstruation. One is oral contraceptives, and the other is oral progestin drugs. It is generally not recommended to artificially change the menstrual cycle, as artificial methods will have certain effects on the body. This method of forcibly delaying menstruation is harmful to health, will affect the body, and may even lead to habitual miscarriage or infertility!

1. Contraceptive pills. Dosage: ① For those with regular menstruation, you can start taking oral contraceptive pills 3-5 days before your period, one pill every night, and take it continuously until the end of the activity. Menstruation will come 3-5 days after stopping the medication. ② For those who are currently taking short-acting contraceptives, they can continue taking them after taking 22 tablets. ③ In the second half of the menstrual cycle, it is best to take oral contraceptives every day, two tablets a day, starting one week before the next menstrual period, until three days before the date of your scheduled delayed menstruation. This can achieve the purpose of delaying menstruation.

2. Progesterone. How to take: There are many types of progestins, and the more commonly used one is oral progesterone. Generally take 2 tablets each time, 2-3 times a day. You can also inject progesterone 20 mg intramuscularly once a day, 2-3 days before the onset of menstruation until the desired period. Injectable medications are natural preparations with minimal gastrointestinal reactions, but injections are more troublesome to use. However, since pure progestin drugs do not contain estrogen, their effect in delaying menstruation is not as stable as that of birth control pills.

However, women should be aware that they should not take medicine for 2-3 months or take these medicines all the time just to reduce menstruation. All drugs that delay menstruation achieve their effects by disrupting women's hormones. These drugs can cause great harm to women's bodies.