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I wanna have sex with my boyfriend tomorrow and my period started yesterday how can i stop it without using menstrual cups or tampons?

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Dr. Romanth Waghmarae
Pain Management 41 years experience
Periods: I would strongly suggest that you go ahead and have sex with the periods, or you wait till right after the period (use birth control) its not a good idea to mess around with the body hormones just for sex.
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