I want to hear your experiences with your first cycle after taking norethindrone acetate to delay your period.
I took it to delay my period last month. It worked great. I took the pills for 9 days and my period started 3-4 days after stopping the pills. That period was pretty normal and lasted for 4 days (my norm).
I am currently on day 23 of my cycle and pretty sure my period is starting. I have been spotting very lightly on and off since day 20 of my cycle and it has increased today. I have an average of 28 day cycles. With my last 3 cycles minus the delayed one coming early at 26-27 days.
The spotting has been very frustrating and my period starting this early has really put a stop to some plans I had. Has anyone experienced this after delaying your period and will my next period go back to normal.
Posted Apr 6, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC
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