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You can stop your period with continuous cycle pills, an IUD, shots, patches, or vaginal rings. To delay your period, you can skip your placebo week of birth control and start a new pack. You can't ...

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The best way to make your period come faster is to take your placebo birth control pills earlier than usual. You can also make your period come faster by having sex or relieving stress through ...

It is impossible to stop a period once it starts, nor for specific days. However, some birth control therapies can help reduce or stop periods altogether. This article discusses if and when it is ...

Earlier this spring, my 10-mile race and my period were scheduled to arrive on the same day. Every 28 (or so) days since my teenage years, I’ve found myself curled up in pain on the bathroom floor on ...

A first menstrual cycle usually occurs between the ages of 10 and 16 with the average age of a first period being 12.4 years old. That’s a pretty wide range, so how do you know when your kid needs ...

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