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Posted by Doctor Dang Pham Quang Thai - Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Vinmec Times City International Hospital.The upcoming menstrual period will fall on a trip, will coincide with a business day,... are all awkward situations. So is there a way to actively delay menstruation, is it safe to postpone the menstrual period?
1. What is menstruation?
Menstruation is a periodic shedding of the uterine lining due to hormonal changes that cause bleeding from the uterine cavity to the vagina. The menstrual cycle of each person usually has a cycle, the average menstrual cycle is 28 days.Trắc nghiệm: Sự hiểu biết của bạn về kinh nguyệt
Kinh nguyệt có vai trò quan trọng đối với sức khỏe sinh sản, do đó nữ giới cần chủ động trang bị kiến thức để theo dõi và kiểm soát tình trạng sức khỏe. Bài trắc nghiệm sau đây sẽ giúp bạn hiểu hơn về chu kỳ kinh nguyệt của bản thân.2. Is there any proactive way to delay menstruation?
Menstrual delay pills can be used to delay menstruation. Menstrual delay pills are drugs that contain the hormone progesterone.
The mechanism for the drug containing Progesteron to work to delay the menstrual period because in a normal menstrual cycle, the first half of the cycle will be affected by the hormone Estrogen to stimulate the growth of the uterine lining, but the second half Menstrual cycle is affected by a hormone called Progesterone and this is also the reason why doctors choose Progesteron over Estrogen. In the last days of the cycle, progesterone levels decrease, causing the lining of the uterus to shed, causing menstrual bleeding. Progesterone-containing menstrual delay pills will prevent the lining of the uterus from being shed, thereby delaying menstruation.
Thuốc trì hoãn kinh nguyệt có chứa hormone progesteron
3. Is the menstrual delay pill safe and effective?
In most cases, menstrual delay pills are effective and safe, but the results are individual, and should not be used regularly because these drugs inhibit the cycle the body's natural hormones. Therefore, it is best in "reluctant" cases to use, and need to return to normal as soon as possible.
Không nên tự ý sử dụng thuốc hormone
4. Do Menstrual Delaying Pills Have Any Side Effects?
Any medicine has unwanted effects. Side effects of this drug, as well as side effects caused by an excess of the hormone progesterone, include bloating, acne, and mood swings due to hormone imbalances.
5. How long will it take to get a period after stopping the pill?
Depending on the location of each person, the time to get the period back will be different, but usually this time period is from 10-15 days. In some cases, menstruation may appear immediately within a few hours of stopping the drug.
Sau dừng thuốc 15 ngày kinh nguyệt sẽ trở lại
6. How to use menstrual delay pills?
With any drug should not be self-administered. To ensure safety and effectiveness, consult a specialist for appropriate examination and indication. You should consult a gynecologist at least 1 week or 10 days before your period. During the use of the drug, if you experience any abnormal signs, you should contact your doctor as soon as possible. After stopping the pill for 15 days without seeing a period again, it is necessary to see a doctor to find out the exact cause.How to use and dosage of pills to delay the menstrual cycle If you use a daily contraceptive pill to delay your period, you can use the following method to be effective. For a daily pill, a blister pack 21 pills, you only need to take 21 pills as usual, but instead of taking a 7 day break and starting a new pack, you continue to use a new pack of pills in a row without taking a day off. If you want to delay your period to travel a few days, you will drink in a new pack equivalent to each pill (For example, if you want to delay the red light day by 4 days, take 4 birth control pills). The way to delay menstruation for 1 month is to take the entire pack of this daily pill. For a daily pill of 28 pills, you only need to take all 21 pills and skip 7 brown pills. is a "placebo". Then continue taking the first pill of the new pack and continue to take it as usual to delay that month's period.
Tư vấn cách dùng thuốc trước khi dùng
In case you are not using oral contraceptives every day, the delay in menstruation with Progesteron should be taken at least 3-4 days before the menstrual period and regularly until the period comes back. But with this use, it is necessary to have specific instructions from a specialist. Because the dose of this medicine depends on your weight and current health condition, thanks to direct examination, the doctor will prescribe the most appropriate prescription.
With this method, it is possible to have a period immediately after stopping taking the drug, but there are some cases of female hormone disorders that need 7-10 days for menstruation to appear again.
Menstrual delay pills are quite safe and effective but should not be overused. You should consult a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology for detailed advice.
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