Period Delay

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What is the Period Delay service?
The Period Delay service, at Ascent Wellfield Pharmacies, includes pharmacist help and advice on how to safely postpone your period. This service is NOT available on a regular basis and should be accessed on occasion, for example holidays, travelling, exams, etc.
After speaking with a pharmacist, in a private consultation room, those accessing this service will be offered the norethisterone tablet. This tablet works by keeping your progesterone levels high, for up to 17 days, and will trick your body into thinking you are pregnant. As a result, this causes your period to stop by prohibiting it from being triggered as and when it usually does so.
Certain contraceptives, like the progesterone-only pill, can prevent you from delaying your period. If you are using this form of contraception, it is not possible for you to postpone your period through taking packets back-to-back.
Therefore, if you are taking contraceptive tablets and wish to delay your period, it is advised that you consult with a pharmacist for professional guidance on how to best postpone your cycle.

There are always risks when it comes to altering your hormones however, using norethisterone is generally safe. There are only a few short-term side effects that can occur when taking this tablet, such as:

  • Feeling sick
  • Sore breasts
  • Tiredness
  • Headaches
For most women, it is safe to use norethisterone for period delay. However, this should again only be used on occasion.
At Ascent Wellfield Pharmacies, this private and paid for service can provide you with help by our pharmacists prescribing you with medication for period delay, after a private consultation has occurred. During and after the consultation, our pharmacists will advise and prescribe you with the appropriate medication you need (based on the information and details shared about your current menstrual history).
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Locations offering this service

Example Pharmacy 1

Fir Park Medical Centre,
Lanark Gardens, Widnes
WA8 9DT

Monday
09:00 – 18:00
Tuesday
09:00 – 18:00
Wednesday
09:00 – 18:00
Thursday
09:00 – 18:00
Friday
09:00 – 18:00
Saturday
09:00 – 18:00
Sunday
09:00 – 18:00
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