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Can I take a birth control patch 5 days early to delay my period until next week?

Okay. I cannot have my period tomorrow, for various reasons, and tomorrow is when I should get it. I took my BC patch off Monday so I could get my period this week, but recently found a few things out that would make getting my period tomorrow horrible. Can I put a new patch on now and just take it off next Monday? Or Wednesday? I've already had no patch on for 36 hours. What should I do??

Public Comments

1. Sorry to tell you, but putting a new patch on probably won't prevent your period from coming. If it's been off for 36 hours and you expect it to normally come tomorrow, it means the hormone levels in your system are already going low and your uterus is getting ready to expel the lining (your period). If you do try, please use an alternate form of birth control for next month in case your cycle gets messed up. And yes, do leave it on for the full week - tomorrow - Wednesday.
2. If you put another patch on now, you most likely will not get a your period. However there is still that possibility especially since you say that you normally get your period only 2 days after stopping the patch. There is no problem with not having a period each month, in fact, since you are on birth control it is not a 'true' period anyway. You can safely go several months without having a period, hence the newer pills like Yasmine where you only have a period 4 times per year.