Pill That Stops Monthly Period

[sparks19]

There is already a shot out called depo Provera that does this. You get the shot every three months. Of course.... it does not always work the way they say it does.

I was on it and I had my period for a year straight.

[columbine]

I lose so much hemoglobin every month (due to fibroids that my HMO doesn't consider medically significant) that I'm always borderline anemic, despite doubling up on iron supplements and always eating healthy. I haven't been able to donate blood since the 1980s, and the slightest exercise gets me red in the face, gasping, and sweating like a pig. I'd go for this if my mother hadn't had breast cancer. But the HMO is hoping I've either fallen off the grid or landed on somebody else's rolls by the time my heart gives out, so it hasn't been recommended to me anyway.

[king2005]

I can see this as not being healthy. That patch they brought out "Evra" made women steral!

I'll suffer through my periods, as I'd rather feel like I'm peeing all day, then feeling sick all the time from those nasty meds!

[Jessika]

I've heard that if your body doesn't release the egg for that "period" they just get absorbed back into your system. But then again women are born with only X amount of eggs and you don't produce any more. So I'm not sure. We've had numerous discussions about this before on another forum. I agree it doesn't seem to be too healthy, but I'm no doctor so I can't say one way or another. However you CAN already do this with the monthly pill, just skip the placebo and keep taking the pill through the next month. Of course someone already brought that up though lol.

[buttercup132]

I agree it would be nice. But there's a reason why you get your period and to stop it sounds stupid.

[CathyBogart]

I'd go for it in a heartbeat! I love my IUD, but it makes my monthly visitor...um...worse than usual.

[Sevaede]

I'd go for it in a heartbeat! I love my IUD, but it makes my monthly visitor...um...worse than usual.

Darn, darn, darn. Not what I was *hoping* to hear. lol Does it do anything for the pain?

I could deal with mine if I had some sort of pain relief (aspirin, aleve, etc. absolutely does not work for me unfortunately) for my stomach, legs, and back. Nausea relief would be great, too!