I've been stacking for years and I would much rather take an at home pregnancy test every month. Pee on a strip or bleed for days? I'll choose the former:)
Speaking just as a chick, not an anthro person at the moment_boneflower_May 22 2006, 16:20:42 UTC
Much as I dislike getting my period, I was more distressed when I was put on BC to skip it for a three month trip overseas. I hadn't even had sex, and I was still climbing the walls.
A pregnancy test may not cost much, but cramps = instant, free peace of mind for me. By the time I would be taking a pregnancy test, it would have already totally foobared my month.
I wonder if I would get used to it, or just flip out every month?
I have to wonder what the long term effect on eggs and thus on birth defects will be. I understand the positive implications for this one, but what does this do to the age of the eggs? Do they sluff regularly or does production stop and you end up with old eggs at the head of the line?
I was really excited and looking forward to reading this article but when I get a couple of paragraphs down I'm hit with: "To continue reading this article, subscribe to New Scientist. Get 4 issues of New Scientist magazine and instant access to all online content for only USD $4.95."
Any way you could post this article to the community in full text? I could probably access is through my school's online journal system, but I'm short on time.
I wonder about weight gain - there seems to be some at least ancedotal clustering of weight gain with not having a period - 30-50% side effect on the most common period-stoppers like depo & stacked minipill. Would there be any logical biochemical basis for not bleeding leading to weight gain?
It's not the lack of a period that causes the weight gain. Most women have a small, but transient, weight gain when first starting OBC or any hormonal therapies. It's due to the change in hormone levels; they usually change your hunger levels and, for some, activity levels.
My younger sister does the same thing to avoid her period and when she noticed a little gain, she modified her exercise routine.
Speaking as a man, I don't think I'd be able to put up with a constant nusiance like a period. And you can bet there wouldn't be any nonchalant ''Oh, I'm just on my period'' garbage. If I'm bleeding, something better be cut. I say if you want to halt your periods, go ahead. It's your body.
I tried that with the Nuvaring. It made me even more depressed than just taking the pill did. To be fair, every body responds differently (and I know a lot of women for whom it's a huge blessing), but I'm most definitely not a fan.
Nuvaring made me slowly go insane over a number of years. By the end, I started having panic attacks when the pizza man would ring the doorbell. I just couldn't handle the hormones in Nuvaring, I guess.
Yup. Sounds just like me. Yasmin did the same thing, to a much lesser degree, which is odd, considering the actual amounts of the hormones in the bloodstream are much lower and more constant in Nuvaring. Hormones do really odd things sometimes.
just want to voice thismetaharaMay 22 2006, 16:51:38 UTC
i love my period and will miss it after menopause.
I have easy periods that last 2 or 3 days 4 the most. I feel no pain, just a congestion followed by release. I feel a little more sleepy, almost drugged like feeling from the hormone change. I am most creative as an artist and my cooking excels during my moon time.
I've always practiced Yoga and am told that along with certain belly dance techniques are the reason i feel comfortable rather than in pain during menses.
I have no idea what women who feel pain go thru, but, i'm sure i would want it to stop if i felt pain.
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A pregnancy test may not cost much, but cramps = instant, free peace of mind for me. By the time I would be taking a pregnancy test, it would have already totally foobared my month.
I wonder if I would get used to it, or just flip out every month?
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Any way you could post this article to the community in full text? I could probably access is through my school's online journal system, but I'm short on time.
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My younger sister does the same thing to avoid her period and when she noticed a little gain, she modified her exercise routine.
Speaking as a man, I don't think I'd be able to put up with a constant nusiance like a period. And you can bet there wouldn't be any nonchalant ''Oh, I'm just on my period'' garbage. If I'm bleeding, something better be cut. I say if you want to halt your periods, go ahead. It's your body.
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I have easy periods that last 2 or 3 days 4 the most. I feel no pain, just a congestion followed by release. I feel a little more sleepy, almost drugged like feeling from the hormone change. I am most creative as an artist and my cooking excels during my moon time.
I've always practiced Yoga and am told that along with certain belly dance techniques are the reason i feel comfortable rather than in pain during menses.
I have no idea what women who feel pain go thru, but, i'm sure i would want it to stop if i felt pain.
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