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LA JOLLA, CALIF. -- Suppressing menstrual periods with extended-use hormonal contraceptives such as the recently approved Seasonale sounds great, but isn't that unhealthy?
"The answer is a resounding 'no,'" Dr. Andrew Kaunitz said at the annual meeting of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
"This is a big educational challenge, because most women aren't familiar with the practice of hormone suppression techniques," said Dr. Kaunitz, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville.
"There is no medical rationale for monthly withdrawal bleeding while on hormonal contraceptives," he added. "The menstrual blood does not build up in women using hormone...
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