Okay, real talk: Can having sex start your period earlier?

Learn what two OB/GYNs have to say about when and how it can happen.

But the closer and closer you get to your period, that may potentially happen.

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A normal menstrual cycle is between 25-35 days on average, says Dr. Pham.

In contrast, a normal luteal phase length is around 14 days, and should be consistent each cycle.

Can having sex make your period come sooner or later?

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board-certified OB/GYN, reproductive endocrinologist, and infertility specialist

That uterine lining is what essentially sheds every month in the period.

The first is, where are you in your menstrual cycle?

Can anything else cause your period to come early?

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Wont somebody kindly think of the bedsheets?

Well, there are practical ways to troubleshoot any period leakage.

Looking for other things to help support your period?

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