2006-10-16 11:22:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
No.
Anytime you pump your precious body full of synthetic cancer-causing hormones, it is not safe.
Give your poor body a break and let it go through withdrawal for a week.
2006-10-16 11:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by A Healthier You 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Quite safe. You don't actually have a proper period when on hormonal birth control. It's just a withdrawal bleed. There's no egg to shed along with the lining, and the lining doesn't build up the same way because it's not preparing for pregnancy. They just include a "period" to make it seem more "natural".
2006-10-16 18:28:36 · answer #2 · answered by Seraphim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, for sure. i did it for years, and have done it for years on the pill, with my gyn's blessing. more women than you'd think do this (taking their contraception without a break).
the "period" you get when you use hormonal birth control isn't really a period. a period is when an ovulation has happened. since there was no ovulation, it is not a true period anyway.
from what i gather, the period phase it to make it feel more natural to you. i haven't had a "period" in years, though i've had some spotting here and there.
2006-10-16 18:55:37 · answer #3 · answered by Loon-A-TiK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though I've strongly considered it, I wouldn't try it. The ring probably doesn't contain enough hormone to keep you period-free anyway. My friend did it with the pill and then when she finally stopped her period wouldn't even come on at all. Scary.
2006-10-16 19:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by moxie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it wont hurt you but eventually you will have problems with breakthrough bleeding if you try to go for months and months and months
2006-10-16 18:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋