Can you safely postpone your menses? What women should know about period-delay pills

• It is a common concern, and some women do turn to medication to delay their monthly periods. But is it safe, and what should they know before taking these drugs?

You might have heard a woman ask her doctor: “I have an important trip, a wedding, a holiday or even a swimming competition coming up, and I don't want my menses to coincide with it. Is there medication I can take to postpone it?”

It is a common concern, and some women do turn to medication to delay their monthly periods. But is it safe, and what should they know before taking these drugs?

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  From Kibra to Barigo, girls face the same monthly struggle

  Every month, millions of Kenyan girls miss nearly a week of school because they cannot afford pads, have no private place to change, and the pain is crippling