Lybrel-Birth-Control.com

Does a woman stopping her periods indefinitely sound healthy?

Here's the article: WASHINGTON - A new birth-control pill can halt women's menstrual periods indefinitely. Called Lybrel, the pill is expected to win Food and Drug Administration approval Tuesday, becoming the latest approved oral contraceptive to depart from the traditional 21-days-on, seven-days-off regimen that has been standard since first birth control pills were sold in the 1960s. But the Wyeth pill is the first designed to be taken continuously. Lybrel contains the lowest dose of two hormones widely used in birth-control pills, ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel. Taking the pill daily would let women suppress their monthly bleeding indefinitely. However, unanticipated breakthrough bleeding may occur in some women. ____________________ Does this seem scary to you??? Do the pharmaceutical companies have a woman's best interest in mind? How do we know this won't cause a host of cancers down the line? Hope those of you on Depo are getting bone density scans on a regular basis. A broken hip from osteoporosis is practically a death sentence.

Public Comments

1. this will actually lower most cancers in women, just as the depo shot does (you get a shot every 3 months and most people dont have a period).
2. Ughh...We don't know it wont cause cancer... Just like everyother medicine out there.
3. No. I have been on Depo for a total of 10 years alltogether. I have not had a period for that long. It never affected me and I do not forsee it ever affecting me. I did stop taking it due to weight gain, the weight came off and my period returned in a month. Body right back to normal like nothing. Depo has not caused cancer and I'm sure that a high dose BC pill won't either. Most of the time BC pills are beneficial.
4. Pharmacetical companies have women's desires in mind. Many women are jumping for joy over this news. That does not mean it is a good idea. It may cause cancer or any number of other health problems which is why I would never take that medication. Not all women are a protective of their health though. Some are more concerned with convenience.
5. Periods are not necessary for a woman's health, so I find nothing wrong with this. Most birth controls now only have the reminder pills so that a woman has her period so that she has the peace of mind each month that she is not pregnant and that she is healthy, menstruating isn't necessary.
6. anything unnatural is bad, do not let them use you guinea pigs=
7. All medications taken into the human body have side effects and some have been known to be very harmful --generally after it has already been on the market. This is why you should always discuss all alternative medications your doctor may prescribe and the side effects of each as well as their interaction with other meds you might be on. This goes for birth control as well as any other medication. Once you have all the facts, you and your doctor should decide together what is best for you and your health situation.