Quote Originally Posted by annerol
Can you please give me some advice? I'm a total newbie, and will be riding the Aidslifecycle ride (585 miles over 7 days) in June. Unfortunately, I'll be having my period at the same time! Can you give me some ideas how other women handle...
1. Have you heard of any drug a doctor could give to postpone menstruation?
2. I've heard so many horror stories about people ending up in the med tent with saddle sores. What do women do about wearing panties under their bike shorts?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Hm. Personally, I use a menstrual cup. It'd be a pretty straightforward issue for me. No panties necessary. (I'd definitely be worried about chafing with so many hours on the saddle!)

But if you're predicting your period that far in advance, I assume you use hormonal contraception of some sort? If your hormones involve a placebo week, talk to your doctor about skipping the placebo. You might end up with some spotting but nothing as messy as a full period.