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Besides hormonal Birth Control the only real options to stop menstruation would either be to get pregnant or to have a hysterectomy.

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Q: What can you do to stop your periods besides birth control?
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Can you take birth control to delay period if you're not on birth control?

You shouldn't be taking birth control if you're not prescribed it. Birth control pills don't stop periods, they stop pregnancy.


Can stopping the birth control pill make your period longer?

When you take the birth control pill, you can expect shorter and lighter periods. When you stop the pill, your periods go back to their natural length and heaviness of flow.


How soon after you stop taking birth control pills should your periods become regular?

A couple of months.


Once you are on your period can you take a birth control pill to stop it?

Taking a birth control pill will not stop you from getting your period. It might make your periods shorter and lighter. There is a pill out there that makes it so your body only gets four periods a year, but I wouldn't recommend it. Your body does things for a reason, and 12 periods a year is more natural.


Stop period mid flow?

There are very few ways to stop a period mid-flow. Sometimes birth control is prescribed to stop abnormal or heavy periods.


How can you tell if your wife is on birth control?

Hmm,Using birth control can stop her periods for months at end. Pay close attention and if she isn't ovulating on a monthly basis , then she's probably on birth control. Please refer to articles on birth control , I remember reading this sometime back.


If you have already started a menstrual cycle how can you stop it?

You can not stop a menstrual cycle without removing your ovaries. Some birth control pills allow you to skip periods, but this does not stop the cycle.


Can you use the pill to stop periods two months in a row?

There is no guarantee that taking birth control will stop you from having your period. You will most likely have your period anyway.


Will birth control often stop your period?

It can. It depends on what type you are taking. Some BC is designed to give shorter, lighter periods.


What is chances of being pregnant after being on pill for 3 years and then stop and you have irregular periods?

Once you stop taking the birth control pills you are able to become pregnant.


Can you take birth control to start your period back up?

no. Birth control pills can stop periods altogether, shorten them, or turn them in to "spotting" If you were getting your period before you started the pills. If you stop at any time during your cycle this should bring on your period.


How can you stop having irregular periods?

Irregular periods are very common for women under 20. As you get older it should balance out. People say birth control helps..But i'm not positive.