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Women's attitudes towards their periods are more diverse than one might think. Although the idea of menstrual suppression has become more accepted, many women still have reservations.
A survey from the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals found that 72 percent of women said they did not like having a period. Although 40 percent said they would prefer to never have one, nearly half of the women surveyed said they would not be interested in menstrual suppression.
Periods -- Who needs them anyway? Women have mixed feelings
Seeded on Mon May 10, 2010 1:29 PM EDT
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Well, I'm a little over the age limit to try this, but, ladies, what do you think? If you are having monthly periods, would you like to suppress them?
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#1 - Mon May 10, 2010 1:30 PM EDTI don't have a period b/c of PCOS. Even when I was on BC, I didn't have a consistant period. I would go two months without and then have a period then two weeks later bleed for another week. It was an endless battle :/
As much as I hated having a period when I was younger, I never would have traded it for the sitch I am in now. I can tell when my hormones fluctuate b/c I get REALLY (for lack of a better word) "bitchy". Before I started having problems with PCOS, I didn't have hormonal related mood swings.
Personally, I would much rather deal with a period every month than to feel how I do now.
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I didn't mind having periods until I developed PCOS myself. Then I dispised them. Ten days of flooding, not bleeding. BC pills were the only thing that worked for me. I used them to control my period, not primarily for birth control. But, stopping my periods altogether? I don't know. It wasn't something we talked about twenty years ago.
Stephanie, are you on BC now? As I said, it really worked for me for more than 20 years, even when I didn't need birth control.
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Not right now. I am considering going back on it just so I MIGHT have a period in a couple of months. I think it will make me alot less crazy... I am also going to see if I can try a different birth control when I go back for my yearly exam in a couple of months.
I know this is slightly off topic but it does apply to the discussion...
I think what caused my PCOS was birth control. I was on Depo Provera for a total of five years. I tried the patch and oral BC-The patch and most BC pills have too much estrogen for my body to handle (I always had morning sickness type symptoms). I got preggers with "Baby Girl" when I was on Ortho-Evra Low. So, I went back on the Depo after she was born; until my husband had his vasectomy. Since coming off of the Depo Provera four years ago, my periods have been VERY few and far between, I have gained more weight and have started to have more and more PCOS symptoms :/
There have been studies done on women who have PCOS after being on the Depo Provera shot. It does seem that there is a correlation in some cases of PCOS.
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I didn't know about the connection between Depo and PCOS. Mine appear to have been genetic as my mother had them too and I started with them as a teen. They do jack your hormones all over the place.
I can't quite say it's completely off topic since we are talking about BC and they are the basis for not needing a period.
Stephanie, I am glad you bringing this up on your yearly exam. Would more testing (ultrasound, FSH levels, etc) be helpful in figuring out exactly what would help? Also, any chance you have fibroids? They can also cause strange menstrual problems. Good luck. Unpredictable hormones can make life pretty miserable. (This from a perimenopausal woman so I know.)
Good luck with blood clots and cancer.
#2 - Sat Jun 5, 2010 5:34 PM EDT2.1 - I did not indicate ovarian cancer. And...you sure jumped on my post like a fly on ___.
Research is needed here.
Take care.
True, but you did say cancer and did not eliminate any particular form. Actually, the newest forms of the pill do not increase the risk of cancers, but they do decrease not only ovarian but also endemetrial cancers.
As for blood clots, for non-smoking women under 35, pregnancy has a higher risk of blood clots than does the use of the pill.
Still, if you had the opportunity, would you use a birth control pill to decrease the number of periods you had every year?
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