No Periods
pros and cons of menstrual suppression
by lisa marshall
S
ome see it as a curse that dashes
vacation plans, stains sheets and
wreaks havoc on emotions. Others
view it as an integral part of woman-
hood, a welcome sign that we are
healthy—and not pregnant. But, in
an age with a pill for just about every-
thing, more women are looking at their
menstrual cycle as something
else entirely: optional.
“Fifty years ago, with the advent of
The Pill, suppressing ovulation became
an option for women who did not want
to get pregnant. Skipping your period
[altogether] is also an option, and I
think a lot more women are going to
do it,” says Leslie Miller, a Seattle ob-
stetrician and gynecologist and founder
of the website NoPeriod.com, which
coaches people on how to become
period-free, via various forms of that, came the popular Seasonale and Depo Provera, a quarterly injection,
contraception. Seasonique, “extended cycle” birth and the Merina intrauterine device
Drug companies have made it control pills, to reduce menses to four (IUD); both can, in some cases, halt
easier than ever. In July 2007, Wyeth times a year. Yaz, a top-seller in this periods completely.
Pharmaceuticals rolled out Lybrel, the country, reduces periods to three days Unlike conventional birth-control
first oral contraceptive designed to not or fewer; it is also said to address pills, many such products are marketed
only prevent pregnancy but also elimi- severe acne and premenstrual dysphor- to all women, not just the sexually active
nate periods for a year or more. Before ic disorder (PMDD). Then there is aiming to prevent pregnancy, via a slew
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