Mazal tov on your recent engagement!
Not all brides require the use of birth control pills to ensure there will not be a
chupat niddah at the wedding.
If your cycle is pretty regular, and you can schedule the wedding for a date which will be at least
seven days after you expect all bleeding to have ceased, you do not need to regulate your cycle with the pill.
If your cycle is pretty regular and the date you wish to schedule your wedding is around the time you expect your period, you can take progesterone for a few days before your wedding to ensure you don’t get your period until after you consummate the marriage. You should go to a gynecologist, who can prescribe the pills and instruct you on when to take them.
However, if your cycle is irregular, or if you need to schedule the wedding for a time when you expect to be
niddah, you may use
birth control pills before the wedding to regulate your cycle. Since it is common to experience staining during the first 1-3 cycles as your body adjusts to the hormones, you should go to a gynecologist as soon as possible so that you may start the pill as soon as possible.
You may learn more about these options in our article on
pre-wedding scheduling.
We recommend showing your doctor our article for healthcare providers on
hormonal cycle manipulation for brides. It is important that s/he understands that you need to regulate your cycle so that your wedding date will be at least eight days after the
end of your period.
Please feel free to get back to us with any further questions.
B’Hatzlacha!
