I’m on the pill. How can I postpone my period?

When you are on the pill postponing your period can easily be achieved. There are several ways to do it, also depending on the brand you are using:
If you take monophasic combination pills (all pills being the same color) you start a new pack as soon as you finish your series of 21 tablets. So you skip the “week off” in which you normally have your period. If you use a 28-day pack (the last 7 pills being “reminder” pills with no hormones) you take 21 pills, skip the last 7 pills, and go on with a new pack.
When you are on the second pack you can stop whenever you are ready to have your period or you can finish the pack if you want to. Never make the pill free period longer than a week.
If you use bi- or triphasic pills (21 day pack) you skip the pill free period and go on with the pills of the new pack that have the same hormones/colour as the last pills of the old pack.
If you want to have your period earlier you can interrupt your pill taking. But only after you have taken 7 pills in a row from the pack. You stop taking pills. After 2 or 3 days your period will start. Then you can start a new pack. Never make the pill free period longer than 7 days!!!
If you are still in doubt about what you have to do (or you use the mini-pill) phone your doctor for instructions.