Don't want a period?

[flamingfingers]

http://www.noperiod.com/FAQ.html

Seems like a good and reasonable solution to PMS, mess and inconvenience.

I also understand that there are IUDs that are hormone-bearing so that over months they will suppress bleeding as well.

never had PMS myself, but can't quite figure out in this day and age why there isn't a readily available solution for it.

Comments?

[daria]

There is a readily available solution, but the government prohibits its use (without a medical license from Health Canada).



I don't say this lightly, as it really helps relax me so I don't cramp or suffer from migraines!

[JLives]

I'm fixed and am quite fond of the idea of never having a period again. It just doesn't seem right to me though. Our bodies cycle for a reason and I don't want to mess with nature and the potential side affects. Luckily, no PMS for me so I shall suffer silently until menopause in another 20 or so years.

[Bsuds]

I think there is a temporary cure....it lasts approx 9 months but there are some strange side effects like mood swings and food cravings. Oh ya and the uncontrollable urge to strangle your SO.

[flamingfingers]

I think there is a temporary cure....it lasts approx 9 months but there are some strange side effects like mood swings and food cravings. Oh ya and the uncontrollable urge to strangle your SO.

And being chained to an entity for the rest of your life.

[Triple 6]

As much as I hate Aunty Flo, it's a fact of life. I'm with Jennylives. As for smoking pot, no thanks. Good ol' advil works just fine for me.

[ddiiaanne]

I used to suffer from major migraines and cramps. I knew I was done with having kids. My doctor suggested ballon therapy. The put a balloon into your uterus and fill it with something hot and it burns out the lining of your uterus, hence, no more period, and no major surgery. It didn't hurt, it was day surgery and there was bleeding for about 2 days after. This was one of the best decisions I'd ever made. No more migraines, no more cramps.

[strwbrrydvl]

I also understand that there are IUDs that are hormone-bearing so that over months they will suppress bleeding as well.

Yes, I have a mirena and love it. I get a small amount of spotting for about two days every three months with absolutely no pms symptoms. Some women report absolutely no bleeding ever in the five years it can be kept in for.

[Jo]

The silly stuff has been removed. Keep this thread on topic. If you are not mature enough to handle the subject matter, stay out of the thread. Anybody posting their nonsense in here is cruising for a week ban.

[strwbrrydvl]

For a very long time I always thought that skipping a period is a very unnatural and possibly unhealthy thing to do, that was until I seen an episode of "Doctor in the House" that featured Dr. Unjali Malhotra. She told some very interesting statistics and the reason why lessening the amount of periods women have is actually a much healthier thing to do.
Before the invention of the birth control pill and other reliable birth control methods women were seemingly almost always pregnant or nursing and therefore not having periods. Around the same time that women stopped having so many children and started having more frequent periods the amount of reproductive cancers rose tremendously. The constant hormonal flucuations that give us our cycles creates much wear and tear to our ovaries, uteruses, breasts etc. as well as PMS issues that many women have to face every single month.
It seems like a win-win to me. No mess, no stress and reducing the risk of cancer.

[flamingfingers]

^^ Now THAT is very, very interesting. Thanks for posting this info strw! I agree that the fluctuations in hormone levels throughout the childbearing years (menarche to menopause) could cause some 'wear and tear' to the reproductive organs. Now, off to do some research....

[Glacier]

Before the invention of the birth control pill and other reliable birth control methods women were seemingly almost always pregnant or nursing and therefore not having periods. Around the same time that women stopped having so many children and started having more frequent periods the amount of reproductive cancers rose tremendously. The constant hormonal flucuations that give us our cycles creates much wear and tear to our ovaries, uteruses, breasts etc. as well as PMS issues that many women have to face every single month.
It seems like a win-win to me. No mess, no stress and reducing the risk of cancer.

My knowledge on this topic is a bit fuzzy, but is it not true that women will have the same number of periods during their lifetime regardless of how many times they are pregnant? For some reason, I thought that spending 10 years being pregnant just delays the inevitable release all the eggs by 10 years. Is this not the case?

[strwbrrydvl]

That is a good question, Glacier.

A woman is born with a finite number of eggs, which are stored in the ovaries. The ovaries also produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone, which regulate menstruation and ovulation. Menopause occurs when the ovaries are totally depleted of eggs and no amount of stimulation from the regulating hormones can force them to work.

Menopause occurs when a woman's ovaries run out of functioning eggs. At the time of birth, most females have about 1-3 million eggs, which are gradually lost throughout a woman's life. By the time of a girl's first menstrual period, she has an average of about 400,000 eggs. By the time of menopause, a woman may have fewer than 10,000. A small percentage of these eggs is lost through normal ovulation (the monthly cycle). Most die off through a process called atresia, which is not well understood.

Normally, ovulation is triggered by a hormone called FSH, or follicle-stimulating hormone. As you approach menopause, your remaining eggs become more resistant to FSH, and your ovaries dramatically reduce their production of a hormone called estrogen. Estrogen has effects on a variety of body organs, including the blood vessels, heart, bone, breasts, uterus, urinary system, skin, and brain. Loss of estrogen is believed to be the cause of many of the symptoms associated with menopause. At the time of menopause, the ovaries also may decrease their production of testosterone—a hormone involved in your libido, or sexual drive.

[grammafreddy]

I dunno about all this but I kinda have an aversion to messing with what seems to me to be the natural flow of things. One thing that comes to mind as not a great idea is this modern trend of delivering by C-section for the sake of convenience - both the doctor's and the working mother's. I wonder if we, as humans, are trying to mess too much with old Ma Nature ... just because we can doesn't always mean we should ......

[grammafreddy]

My doctor suggested ballon therapy. The put a balloon into your uterus and fill it with something hot and it burns out the lining of your uterus, hence, no more period, and no major surgery.