How To Stop Period Early once it starts

Last updated on July 28th, 2018 at 04:38 am

Do you wish to learn how to stop period early once it starts? or Do you want to delay your period for some days? Are you having heavy menstrual bleeding and you want to make your period lighter?

There are different reasons women will want to stop period from coming out. Either for intercourse, an event or due to menstrual pains.

This guide explains the best ways you can stop your period for a day, or completely.

What causes period?

Period is a normal part of every woman’s life. It is cyclical vaginal bleeding during each period cycle that may be very painful in some women.

Period occurs due to the shredding of the endometrium, which is the lining covering your uterus. After fertilization (that is the union of sperm and egg), the embryo is implanted into the endometrium. If this happens, you become pregnant.

However, if the embryo is not implanted into the uterus, then your body hormones will fall. Both estrogen and progesterone are responsible for thickening and maturation of the endometrium in preparation for implantation.

When these hormones fall due to absent implantation, your thickened endometrium is washed out as period.

If your period has already started, there is no way to stop it. However, it can be shortened or make to come faster.

How to stop period early naturally from coming or delay it

These are some ways you can make your period come quicker, reduce the flow or stop it entirely from coming out.

1.  Use Ibuprofen

Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is used to treat fever, menstrual cramps, and headache. When taken during period, it reduces your blood flow to about 50 percent.

If you want to stop your period with ibuprofen, then you should take 3 to 4 tablets in 24 hours. You should not take an overdose as ibuprofen has some dangerous side effects. Some of the side effects are:

• Severe stomach upset
• Nausea and vomiting
• Heartburn
• Dizziness

Other drugs you can use to make period lighter or shorten it are mefenamic acid and naproxen.

2.  Use green bean in diet (Fruits and vegetables)

If you desire to stop your period, then you should add a lot of fruits or vegetables in your diet.

Green beans in diet easily make your period lighter or shorten it.

3.  Use vinegar

Vinegar, which consists of acetic acid and water, can be used to reduce blood flow during periods and make your period lighter. Though vinegar will not stop your period once it has started, it will help slow down the volume.

What to do?

• Get a glass of water and add 2 or 3 spoon of vinegar, then drink it
• You should take 2 — 3 glasses every day

4.  Use lemon or lime

If you want to stop your period in a natural way, then using lemon or lime is a simple strategy. Get lemon and either suck it or mix it with some water and drink.

Lemon can help cut short or reduce your flow during periods.

Are you expecting your period? Then lemon can be used to delay your period for a while when taken just before your period.

5.  Drink a lot of water

Taking a lot of water easily help with abdominal bloating and make fluids or period come out quicker and lighter. Also, taking water is a good way of staying healthy when menstruating.

6.  Gelatin

Though gelatin cannot stop your period once it starts, it can reduce your period flow.

7.  Regular sexual intercourse

It is an unusual idea to have intercourse during periods as this can be unpleasant to your male partner. However, having intercourse regularly during your period can make period shorter and come quickly.

This is due to contractions, caused by orgasm, which forces your period to come out quickly.

8.  Heat massage your abdomen

Get a heat massage to your abdomen as it may easily push out fluid and make you feel better.

9.  Take Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH)

These are drugs that easily affects your body hormone. They affect estrogen and can shorten your period or stop it. However, you should inform your doctor before trying these medications.

This is because GnRH agonist like Goserelin will cause thinning of bones (osteoporosis) and hot flushes when used for a long time.

10.  Use a menstrual cup or soft-cup

Getting a menstrual cup is a complete game changer for women that do not wish to use tampons. It helps to prevent your period from coming out and unnoticed for up to 12 hours.

11.  Use Norethisterone

Do you want to delay your period for some days? Maybe due to an event or because you want to have intercourse.

Norethisterone can do this for you. If taken about 3 days before your expected period, it helps delay your period from coming out. You will begin having menstruation 2 — 3 days after you’ve stopped taking the tablets.

12.  Use contraceptive pills (COC pills)

Contraceptive pills are used by women to prevent unwanted pregnancy or reduce period pains. Other benefits of COC are heavy period treatment and prevention of cancer when used long term.

If you want to stop your period entirely, then you can use a contraceptive pill. New generation drugs can now be used to stop periods. Seasonale, a continuous contraceptive pill, can make women have period just 4 times in a year. However, you will have to take pills daily for 84 days.

Side effects of COC pills are

• Nausea and vomiting
• Painful breast
• Weight gain
• Breakthrough bleeding
• Spotting between periods

13.  Use of an intrauterine device

Do you have heavy period flow or cannot be regular taking tablets to stop your periods? Then using an intrauterine contraception will help. Intrauterine device, either copper or hormonal, when inserted into the uterus, can stop bleeding completely in women.

In the first few months, you may experience some breakthrough bleeding. However, this usually stops as your body adjusts to your IUDs.

14.  Endometrial ablation

If you want to permanently stop your period, this is an option. Though very successful in some women, it involves destroying the uterine endometrium thereby preventing it from growing again. If your endometrium does not build up and thicken, then you cannot have periods.

This procedure may be necessary if you’ve already stopped having children or already completed childbearing. You should inform your doctor as this is a surgical procedure.

15.  Myomectomy (Removal of fibroid)

Do you want to stop having heavy long periods due to uterine fibroid?

Not sure what fibroid is, then you can read this guide. A uterine fibroid is an abnormal mass that grows in the uterus. They can be huge sometimes or cause severe long or heavy periods.

Removal of your fibroid will help stop your heavy periods.

16.  Hysterectomy (Removal of the uterus)

You can completely stop your period by totally removing your uterus. You should inform your doctor for best options and make sure you’ve completed childbearing.

FAQs About How to stop your period early

These are some questions about stopping period that may concern you. Have more questions about your period? Let us know.

How do I Stop period for a night?

• Take 2 – 3 tablets of ibuprofen (will reduce the flow)
• Drink a lot of water (makes you feel better)
• Take vegetables and fruit (may reduce but not stop)
• Try herbal remedies (may reduce not stop)
• Use a menstrual cup (stops your period for 12 hours — best choice)

How do I stop period permanently or completely

If you want to stop your menstruation completely, then these are some available ways you can:

• Use a long-term contraceptive pill like seasonale. It can stop period for about 84 days.
• Endometrial ablation
• Removal of uterus
• Take a depo shot. Depo Provera shot can stop period for 12 weeks.
• Use intrauterine devices
• Use sub-dermal implants or implanon
• Inform your doctor

How to stop period forever

These are some ways you can stop your period forever if you wish.

• Endometrial ablation
• Intrauterine devices
• Removal of the uterus
• Continuous use of sub-dermal implanon

Now it is your turn. What steps are easier for you to stop periods? Have you delayed your period before? Let us know if we could help.