I know its awful. I guess a mth of skipping wont do too much harm, esp if you had a bleed last mth, but I found if I didnt take it regularly I would get a build up of the lining and resultant breakthrough bleeds which are also a nuisance and were a bit of a worry for me. I could not get past a solid 6 weeks of just the gel without a breakthrough bleed if I didnt take the utrogestan when I was scheduled to but hope it works for you. The thing is to try and take it monthly around the same time and to keep an eye on your lining as in a an annual scan to see how things are going, but as I say, if you wanting to go away and to skip a mth, I am sure it cannot do much harm, if its just the once.