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| May 22, 2007 | Lam, Tina; Bailey, Ruby L. | COPYRIGHT 2007 Detroit Free Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Tina Lam and Ruby L. Bailey

DETROIT _ Some metro Detroit women praised a new birth control pill that won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval on Tuesday. But others said they were skeptical and wanted more long-term evidence that the pill, which eliminates monthly periods, is safe.

Christie Lockman, 20, takes birth control pills to regulate her periods and said she would think about trying the new pill, Lybrel.

"Who wouldn't like to have fewer periods?" Lockman said. "That's what every woman would want, I would think."

But Julie Kupsov, 37, wasn't so sure. She is expecting her first child this month and was on the pill for several years. "I probably wouldn't go on something that hasn't been studied long term," she said. "It's appealing, but I…

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