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Question about the Pill
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I'm going on holiday at the end of July for 4 days, and this is when my period is due, however I reallllly don't want to have my period then. I get really self-conscious about it, will be restricted from doing stuff and am also sharing a room with another girl and 4 guys with one bathroom between us.
My mum suggested going to get the pill and taking it through those days then coming off it afterwards to have my period. I'd like to do that but does anyone know if it is too late now? Is there a certain time you have to start taking it?
Thanks - xx
My mum suggested going to get the pill and taking it through those days then coming off it afterwards to have my period. I'd like to do that but does anyone know if it is too late now? Is there a certain time you have to start taking it?
Thanks - xx
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I will try and book a doctors appointment for some time this week. The Norethisterone that go_away mentionned sounds like it may be the best option, I never knew it existed! Although I was thinking about starting to go on the pill anyway so maybe I will do that.
Thanks for all the info though, it has been really useful
- xx
why do people take the pill anyway.
is it just to stop peiods becasue some people are on it all the time, what is it doing for them. what is it prescribed for
luv lou
Mainly, the pill is used as a method of contaception, taken correctly it can be very reliable.
The combined contraceptive pill has synthetic oestrogen and progesterone to prevent ovulation, make the uterus lining thinner and thickens up the mucus in the cervix.
There is also the progesterone only pill (or POP) I don't really know how it works.
The pill can also be prescibed for other things...
I was prescribed the pill because I had severe period pain and very heavy periods and it really helped out.
A friend of mine had endometriosis and was prescibed the pill for after her operation.
Hope this helps
ive used it last year and it gave me really bad period pains, the same also happened to my friend this year so be aware of this