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Knowledge is power! When it comes to birth control ...
DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU TAKE HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A PERIOD EVERY MONTH?
New birth control options give you more choices and more freedom--like having your period fewer than the typical 13 times a year. We know what you're thinking: too good to be true? Read on, then consult your healthcare professional to see what's right for you.
Q IS IT REALLY TRUE THAT WOMEN ON HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL LIKE THE PILL HAVE TO HAVE A PERIOD EVERY MONTH?
A No, they don't. Believe it or not, when the Pill was originally created over 40 years ago, having a period was not the plan. "The scientists who developed the Pill thought that women would find it reassuring to get a period every month," says Carolyn Westhoff, MD, a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University. "The week off was inserted not for biological reasons, but rather to make women and doctors more comfortable."
Q WHY ISN'T IT NECESSARY TO HAVE A MONTHLY PERIOD WHEN TAKING HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL?
A Knowing how your body works on hormonal birth control will help you understand why you can have fewer periods. When you're taking any hormonal birth control--whether it's a pill, shot, or patch--the period you get every month isn't a real menstrual period. The hormones prevent you from ovulating (releasing an egg). As a result, your uterine lining doesn't build up, and you don't need to shed it. The light, short bleeding that you experience is due to the withdrawal of hormones. Pill users have this withdrawal bleed or "pill period" when they take their placebo ...
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- Magazine article from: Jet May 26, 1997 700+ words
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- News wire article from: Political/Congressional Transcript Wire October 29, 2008 700+ words
...this amendment and its supporters are even more extreme than that. Amendment 48 bans basic birth control like birth control pills. Hormonal birth control like the pill, the patch and the ring prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus...
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- U. Penn: Birth control patch falls out of favor with U. Penn students.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 27, 2006 700+ words
...percent more estrogen than other hormonal birth control methods, like the birth control...students bought 2,600 packs of birth control pills from Student Health...500 NuvaRings -- another hormonal birth-control method -- have been sold...
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- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) February 21, 2000 700+ words
...Staff Writer Women now can get birth control pills at Planned Parenthood...necessarily related to whether hormonal birth control should be prescribed, she...of herself in order to get birth control pills." In a pelvic exam...
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