How Do You Change The Start Date In Taking Pills To Skip A Period?
Timing your hormonal birth control pill to skip a period can be done for many reasons. A study performed by Stanford University School of Medicine in 2004 showed that skipping menstrual periods by taking continuous birth control is not harmful to women. Changing the start date of your pill packet can change the start date of your period, delaying it for several weeks at a time as long as the pills are taken in a normal fashion. Start on the first day of your menstrual period. This day becomes cycle day one, and the start date for your pack of pills. Begin taking your pills on this day. Continue taking your pills until you have taken all of the pills with active hormones in them. For combined pills, active pills end on day 21 and are normally followed by seven placebo pills or a break, during which menstruation occurs. Start a new pack of pills on cycle day 22. This day now becomes cycle day one of your next menstrual cycle. It is important to take the pill at the same time every day an
