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Hi! what over the counter pills can i take to delay my period for 3 days? i have a beach trip the same week as my period and i wanna enjoy my vacation

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Sorry, bad news:none: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but there are no over-the-counter pills to delay one's periods. Hormonal contraception eg birth control pills, can be taken in such a manner as to "prevent" menses but these are, of course, by prescription only. Furthermore, even if you got a prescription today, you wouldn't delay period. It requires skipping placebo/sugar pills & starting next pack immediately

Answered 4/19/2015

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