No period? No thanks.
There is a recent trend towards birth control methods that eliminate your period. Initially, this was done as a way to avoid having a period for big events, such as weddings, honeymoons, etc. Now, you don’t need a reason. Products, like Seasonale, allow women to only have a period four times a year. New products on the horizon would eliminate a period altogether. So, that’s great, right? No muss, no fuss. No more “curse”.
I’m just not so sure this is a great idea. One, I think that God created our bodies to menstruate for a reason. I don’t know what that reason is, but I’m not about to question it. If you buy an expensive car, and the designer of the car says “Change the oil every 15,000 miles”, do you decide to change the oil infrequently, if at all? If you do, don’t expect the manufacturer to honor the warranty.
Second, I don’t trust that this is physically healthy. How much does this increase the risks already associated with hormonal birth control? Doesn’t it seem like common sense that your body would need a break from the day in, day out chemical bombardment of birth control?
And, finally, what will this do for long-term fertility? Are the 18 and 19 year olds opting to forego menstruation now going to be the 30 year olds seeking fertility treatments ten years 15 years from now because they’ve been trying for five years to get pregnant?
Now, I have to admit I am biased in this area. The only birth control we use is pregnancy and frequent, extended birth control. Yes, we have five children and, yes, I have to put up with the periodic (no pun intended— okay, maybe just a little bit) discomfort of a period, but I’m not worried that’s going to harm me. And, hey, it even gives me an excuse to lie around for a few days a month 
So, what do you think? No periods— is it a good or a bad thing?
May 25th, 2006 at 8:28 am
Yikes! Man (and women) wants to control everything, what’s next?
This just doesn’t sound very healthy to me.
May 26th, 2006 at 1:14 pm
I agree with you 100% Jlll. Granted I have never liked having a period and my period would always come at the worst times. But I don’t think it is healthy not to have one. You need to have a period otherwise you are at a great risk of getting canser or some other illness.Also with the seaonale things it sayd it could take up to a year to ahve only 4 periods a year. PLus it says break through bleeding is likely to occur. No thanks, I think I’ll stick with my monthly period.
May 28th, 2006 at 5:21 pm
They say that it’s safe. But is this going to be yet another thing where ten years from now they say, “Oops. Our bad. That kills people.”?