You can safely delay your period for days or weeks. How you do it depends partly on why you want to postpone bleeding. Some methods may be better for those needing relief from severe period pain ...

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.

but is stress causing the delay in the first place? Few scenarios are as stressful as a late period. If you’ve had penile sex, your mind might start racing through baby names or clinic locations.

I was mentally and emotionally fried. The most likely reason my period was MIA, according to my doctor? I was stressed TF out—and, as it turns out, stress can, in fact, delay your period. Gabrielle ...