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A 41-year-old member asked:

What can be done to delay menstrual period while on pills?

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Dr. Andrew Blazar
Obstetrics and Gynecology 64 years experience
Easy: Continue taking the active pills (not the'sugar' pills) until you are ready to get your period.
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Can diet pills delay your menstrual period?

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Dr. Richard Lipman
Internal Medicine - Diabetology 57 years experience
Weight loss itself: There are many diet pills. Prescription diet pills do not delay menstruation, rapid weight loss caused by the pills may effect your periods, but not the pill itself.
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A 32-year-old member asked:

What medicines delay menstrual period?

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Dr. Guy VanDell
Obstetrics and Gynecology 25 years experience
Birth control pills: Birth control pills can be used to alter menstrual cycles.
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Last updated Aug 19, 2013

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