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Our period delay service is suitable for adult women aged between 16 and 50 years who are not already taking the contraceptive pill
If you have a special occassion coming up like a holiday, you might want to postpone your period.
We offer a safe and effective service.
It works by taking a period delay tablet 3 days before your expected period, to delay your period for up to 17 days. The tablet is available for collection in pharmacy only.
Our pharmacists will check whether our service is right for you and offer you health advice if you need it.
Our period delay service is suitable for adult women aged between 16 and 50 years who are not already taking the contraceptive pill
If you're interested in our period delay service, please speak to your local Well pharmacy team. They'll arrange an appointment with a pharmacist.
At the appointment, you'll complete a short consultation to ensure the period delay tablet is suitable for you. Once you've completed the consultation, the pharmacy will dispense the medication.
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If you need period delay tablets, you can order them online with our Online Doctor service. It's a simple way to have your medication discreetly delivered to your door.
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You'll need to complete an online consultation form. If our medication is right for you, it can be delivered to your preferred address.
We offer a broad range of contraception in our Well Pharmacy branches. If you head in-store, we can offer you a private consultation and you can get your prescription directly from your local pharmacist.
Period delay tablets work by mimicking natural progesterone levels to keep them raised. This stops the womb lining from shedding and delays your period.
If you want to delay your period, you should start taking the medication 3 days before your period is due. You need to take the tablet 3 times a day for up to 17 days. Your period will start 2 or 3 days after you stop taking the tablet.
This medication can interact with a number of other medicines, so it's important you tell your pharmacist about your health and medications during your consultation.
This medicine should not be used if you have a history of blood clots.
Like any other medicine, period delay tablets can cause side effect.
They include:
Talk to your pharmacist if you have any concerns about using period delay medication or the side effects it may cause.
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