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Can you start contraceptive pills to delay your period only a couple od days before it's due?

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Probably not: The hormone withdrawal mechanism has already begun at that point and the pill isn't a high enough dose to necessarily stop the process only 2 days from the menses.

Answered 7/5/2014

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A member asked:

Can you start contraceptive pills to delay your period only a couple od days before it's due?

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Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

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