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[melissabee.livejournal.com]

I just started my period today and I have special "freind" visiting me Friday.  I am not on HBC and would like my period to stop by Friday.  Is there any way to get it to go(flow) faster?  Ever heard of mentrual excavation (I THINK that's what it's called)?  I only get to see him once a year and really want it to not look like a sceen from a horror movie!

Thank you in advance!!

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_last_serenade_/]

no advice except to start taking ibuprofen 3x/daily to lighten your flow (my gyno recommended this for me 3 days before as well as the first 3 days of my period which are typically very heavy).

my other suggestion: sea sponges. just moisten one with water and stick it up by your cervix right before sex (and take it out and rinse it as soon as you're done). when i had my IUD and was spotting for almost 8 months (yes, ugh), i used sea sponges a ton. here's a site that sells them online (http://www.jadeandpearl.com/), but you can find them at most natural/health food stores.

[melissabee.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of those before! Thank you for the link...they look/sound great.

[apis-cerana.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstrual_extraction

[apis-cerana.livejournal.com]

It's a bit invasive, as they insert a tube into the uterus to suction out its contents. Maybe you should just take fennel seed (http://www.drugs.com/npc/fennel.html) instead :(

[melissabee.livejournal.com]

extraction....excavation, :) quite a difference in the two words and the images that come to mind!!

I think the fennel seed sounds more likely a candidate for me.

Thank you.

[taldragon.livejournal.com]

why not try menstrual cups or ask if your friend minds period sex? (some people do, some dont)

[melissabee.livejournal.com]

I've been hesitant about the cup. I don't even use tampons....I try every once in a while to use them and they just don't feel right in me.

[soloairguitar.livejournal.com]

hey... if people are still following this thread, i have the same problem. going away with my man (it's a getting-back-together holiday, we decided tonight and he lives far away, i won't see him before then so i really want everything to be ok). my period isn't exact or really predictable in its timing, but it started last tuesday and is finishing now, and we're going away 25 days from now so it's likely it'll clash.

i really want a safe way to miss it, or bring it forward/delay it, or just..reduce it as much as possible so it doesn't interfere. anything i can do in advance? foods/supplements i can take to alter it?

my period's average in timing [about 7 days], but heavy at night, and i generally have to sleep on a towel for the first few days to prevent any mess. i never stay at boyfriends' houses while i'm on, cos i'd be mortified if i woke up and it had stained their sheets, plus having to wear pads/tampons isn't exactly a turn on, either for me or someone i'm with. period sex doesn't bother me (done it in a previous relationship), just the practicalities either side of it. plus hotels always have white sheets so there's real potential for embarrassment! i've only ever used pads, would a heavy tampon stop any problems, and can i sleep in one or is that too long to leave it in?? is a sea sponge better?

and this extraction procedure... is it available in the uk? how would i go about getting it, will my gp just think i'm being frivolous, wanting to ditch my period so i can go on holiday and have sex?! if i can do it, it'd totally be the best option. i really, really, really, REALLY don't wanna deal with my period next month, and i'm not bothered about cost or discomfort, if it's safe. this one's really important to me and i want everything to be right.