Delayed periods are not always due to pregnancy or indicative of health problems. The body reacts sensitively to any discomfort, stress. In emotional natures, deviations arise already because of the impatient expectation of the onset of menstruation. Sometimes, especially if there are concerns about an unwanted pregnancy, women are interested in whether it is possible to somehow speed up the onset of menstruation on their own. There are medicines and folk methods, but you need to be aware of the possible dangers of their use.
In some women, the menstrual cycle is irregular, menstruation comes either after 24 or after 30 days. And most often this is not a violation, but the norm for the body. There is also such a situation when the delay occurs by chance, while the possibility of pregnancy is completely excluded. If this happened during a move to a new apartment or during the exam period, then there is nothing to worry about, everything will be fine by the next menstruation. You should not try to speed up the processes in the body, as this can lead to more serious disorders, such as hormonal failure or inflammatory disease.
A deviation of 2-5 days is considered normal and does not require intervention. But if the delay is 10 or more days, then perhaps this is pregnancy. If she is undesirable, and the woman does not have time to go to the doctor, then you can try to induce menstruation at home. Just remember that artificial termination of pregnancy, as a rule, does not do without consequences. And the most dangerous of them is the incomplete removal of the ovum, which leads to bleeding, inflammation in the uterus and the need for cleaning. And sometimes it happens that the pregnancy is not interrupted, but the woman does not suspect it. The child may be born with deformities.
Warning: With a long delay and constant violations of the menstrual cycle, it is necessary to consult a gynecologist and, possibly, start treatment.
When is it dangerous to induce menstruation?
Accelerating the onset of menstruation is especially dangerous in the following cases:
- With a long delay (1 month or more). The cause may be an ectopic pregnancy, the artificial interruption of which with medications or folk remedies has serious consequences (bleeding, incomplete removal, complications to the kidneys and liver). Self-terminating a normal pregnancy for a long time can lead to death from blood loss.
- If a woman has an intrauterine device. It may be rejected, trauma to the uterus, bleeding. A delay of several days, especially in the first months after its installation, is the norm.
- In the presence of endocrine diseases or hemophilia.
- After long-term treatment with hormone replacement therapy.
If, with all the possible risks, it is nevertheless decided to act, then it is important to know when and how you can cause menstruation with a delay. If a woman does not live sexually or is protected, that is, a slight delay in menstruation is not a sign of pregnancy, then you can try to speed up the onset of menstruation. Such a desire often arises if there is a trip ahead, important competitions, a banquet, when a woman should be “in shape”, and she is expected to menstruate these days.
Warning: When deciding to use any method of accelerating the onset of menstruation, a woman must understand that this interferes with natural physiological processes, which leads to hormonal disorders. Often they cause serious diseases of the genital organs and mammary glands.
How to induce menstruation
You can speed up the arrival of menstruation in various ways, which are based on the following processes:
- hormonal effects of special drugs to reduce the level of estrogen in the blood;
- increased blood flow and blood supply to the endometrium by warming the lower body;
- increasing uterine contractility for accelerated rejection of the endometrium.
Video: How to induce menstruation with hormonal drugs
Progesterone medications
Before using such drugs, it is necessary to consult a doctor, as each of them has serious contraindications.
A feature of these drugs is that they can both quickly induce menstruation with a delay, and slow down their arrival. It all depends on when you start taking it and on the dose. If they are taken before ovulation, closer to the middle of the cycle, then by reducing the estrogen content, they delay the onset of ovulation. In this case, the menstrual cycle lengthens, menstruation occurs with a delay. If you take drugs after ovulation, then an increase in the proportion of progesterone contributes to the accelerated development (thickening, loosening) of the endometrium. It matures faster and flakes off earlier, which causes the appearance of menstruation. You can take such drugs only as prescribed by a doctor and according to a strictly defined scheme.
Duphaston. It is necessary to start taking the drug 2-3 days before the desired date of the onset of menstruation. Drink the medicine should be within 5 days. Abruptly stopping it after the onset of menstruation leads to heavy bleeding.
The drug does not lead to the termination of an already existing pregnancy. Therefore, if it does not have the desired effect (when taken to speed up menstruation), it usually means that the woman is pregnant. Its reception does not affect the course of pregnancy and fetal development.
Utrozhestan. This tool has a similar effect. The advantage is that it can be used both in the form of tablets for oral administration and vaginally in the form of capsules. Tablets can cause drowsiness, but this effect does not occur with vaginal application.
Postinor. It also has a progesterone effect. The peculiarity is that it is taken once, not more than 1 time per month, since with prolonged use it causes a lengthening of the cycle and its other violations. The effect occurs after a maximum of 3 days.
Norkolut. The composition includes the hormone norethisterone, which suppresses the production of pituitary hormones necessary for the synthesis of estrogens. That is, the action of the drug is similar to the action of progesterone drugs. It is started to be taken before ovulation (closer to the middle of the cycle). After 5 days, the reception is stopped, after which, after a couple of days, menstruation begins. The drug is taken to prevent pregnancy, as well as to ensure that menstruation comes earlier than usual.
All of these drugs have serious side effects. They are not used for diseases of the mammary glands or blood, vaginal bleeding, bronchial asthma, epilepsy. The consequences of taking such drugs can be a persistent violation of the cycle and the inability to become pregnant later.
Antigestagens
Mifegin, mifepristone. They allow you to induce menstruation if the delay has occurred due to uterine pregnancy. They are taken with a delay of 7-10 days. Such drugs are used only in a hospital where the patient's condition is monitored to prevent uterine bleeding. Side effects - pain in the lower abdomen, spotting, exacerbation of inflammatory diseases of the uterus and appendages.
homeopathic remedy
Pulsatilla. The remedy is convenient in that it is taken once (granules are placed under the tongue). This is a homeopathic herbal preparation containing biologically active substances that stimulate the production of sex hormones. In addition, the tool has a calming effect on the nervous system of a woman. If the delay is caused by nervous stress, then the release of nervous tension eliminates the cause.
Menstruation occurs 2-3 days after the end of the medication. The drug can cause allergies.
Preparations to increase the tone of the uterus
Oxytocin and its analogues. This substance can cause menstruation 2-3 hours after ingestion. Its property to significantly enhance uterine contractions is used to stimulate childbirth. The drug is administered intramuscularly or intravenously. If a woman is not sure of the reason for the delay, then it should not be taken, as a miscarriage will occur. Taking oxytocin leads to a decrease in blood pressure and an increase in heart rate.
Advice: All medicinal methods of causing menstruation are unsafe. We must weigh the pros and cons before using them. It is imperative to listen to the recommendations of doctors when choosing them.
Video: How to induce menstruation with medicines and folk remedies
Folk methods
Not all women trust drugs. With a delay, you can cause menstruation using folk methods. Home remedies and recipes are much safer, although they may not be as effective as synthetic drugs.
The easiest way to induce menstruation is to take a hot bath. Warming up contributes to the expansion of the vessels of the endometrium and the onset of menstruation.
Accelerates the onset of menstruation taking vitamin C tablets for 3 days. You can drink pomegranate juice instead of tablets or eat fresh lemons. 3-4 days are enough for menstruation to occur.
A decoction of fresh or dried parsley helps. After boiling, it should stand for 12 hours. It is required to drink twice a day for 0.5 cups.
A decoction of onion peel is also used. It is brewed with boiling water, insisted and cooled. Drink a whole glass at a time. Menstruation comes on the second day.