Seasonale or other pills that offer fewer periods??

Question

Anyone use them? Do you like them? I really want to try a pill that offers fewer periods!

And do you have a lot of breakthrough bleeding while on them?

Answer 1

I think it's fabulous to have fewer periods! It's not medically necessary to have a period every month, so why deal with it! (however, you must have no contra-indications for taking the normal pill - ie history of blood clots, smoker over 35, etc).

Seasonale is a brand name (read: expensive). Achieving fewer periods can actually be done with any pill that is monophasic (only one strength of pill - unlike something like orth-tri-cyclen, which has three different strength pills). You just take the 21 active pills from one pack and go straight to the next pack.

Of course, talk to your doctor first. With this method, you are more likely to have spotting between periods (every person is different, and some spot more often and heavier than other people, so it's impossible to know exactly how you will react.)

Answer 2

You know you can use any brand and just take all the 'colored' pills and not take the 'white' pills or the pills that you would take to cause your period. If you skip the 'period' pills, you won't have periods until you want one. If you want your period just take the 'white' or 'period' pills. I've suppressed my period for the past eight months and have only had one instance of breakthrough bleeding for one day. Its recommended you allow one period every three months. www.noperiod.com has some helpful info.

Answer 3

It's called "Menstrual Suppression" and it is NOT a good idea.

http://www.womenlivingnaturally.com/articlepage.php?id=147
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/youngwomen.html


"This is homogenizing women, chemicalizing them into uniformity," says Dr. Susan Rako, a Boston Doctor, Harvard University-trained and author of "No More Periods: The Risks of Menstrual Suppression and Other Cutting-Edge Issues About Hormones and Women's Health"

The known methods of menstrual suppression put women at increased risk of osteoporosis, infertility, heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Menstruation actually lowers blood pressure levels by half each month, decreasing a woman's risk of heart-related problems.

She calls menstrual suppression "irresponsible and hazardous" and cites 225 scientific references in her book to bolster her arguement.

Answer 4

for the 1st 3 months you are more likely to get breakthru bleeding, but it can vary for different women cause our body responds differently

Answer 5

in my opinion, its not cool to mess with your body's natural shedding process and im afraid somewhere down the line if you want to have kids it may affect it, just because the fda approves it doesnt mean its tottally safe, id just talk with your doctor if you really want it and ask the safest route to go with it good luck and god bless