How To Get Periods Early?

Posted on Fri, 17 Nov 2023

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Question : Hello Doctor, Just to recap my situation: I took Duphaston 10 mg(2 a day) from Oct 7-Oct 12 as it had been 14 days that I didn't have periods [possibly bc in between I had to do a ten day course of Naproxen (3 a day)]. Eventually, I got my periods from 15th-19th Oct. Since I have PCOs, I never get my periods on time. Mostly, there is a gap of 30 days between two cycles. I have special occasions and travel plans from 25th Nov till 10dec. Hence, I wanted to get my periods before or after these dates. I took Duphaston from 5-9 November, 10mg, twice a day. It's been 8 days, and there is no withdrawal bleeding. There has been no sex or anything, so I am not pregnant either. I am extremely stressed about what to do next. I feel the entire purpose of taking the medicine is getting defeated now as I haven't gotten my periods before the dates I wanted. What should I do now? Should I take primolut n to delay my periods? If yes, from which dates and how much dosage? I am concerned that taking two separate hormonal pills in one month might counteract, and I might get heavy bleeding within these dates. Or that, my body will become filled with synthetic hormones and it might just make things worse. Pls tell me what to do?

Answered by Dr. Sunny Madar (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Duphaston tries to bring natural rhythm in periods

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear
As you mentioned that you are medically diagnosed PCO,s . In this disease tries to change rhythm to periods by medication only because of travelling is not good . Duphaston tries to eliminate pain and other symptoms or may be helpful to bring natural rhythm in periods . Yes primolut n can delay periods ( one tablet twice and started 3 days prior to expected periods and never taken more than 10 days in your case started on 23 rd nov starting and can end after 4 th December and period can come after 6 or 7 December ) and one warning is that any irregular bleeding during this whole course is directly need attention of gynaecology I.e physical examination too. I will also recommend once with all your reports I.e hormones level and ultrasound reports checked by gynaecologist and then suggested medication ( recently yoga and meditation and antioxidants in diet with multivitamins given good results in PCos esp samadhi breathing techniques) I hope this helps
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T