Imagine: one pill to rule them all, one pill with all the power, one pill … to entirely suppress the menstruation process. It’s no longer a fantasy. It’s the real deal, coming July to a pharmacy near you.
This month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lybrel, the newest birth control pill to hit the market. Lybrel is the granddaddy of them all—it stops periods entirely. No worry of PMS, no ruined underwear, no weeklong sex sabbaticals and, best of all, no cramps. Sounds like a good plan, right?
Not exactly. Periods, though they may interfere with our sexual habits, are important gauges of a woman’s body. Their absence tells you of diet problems, weight issues and an imminent baby issue. They meter health, and many women consider them measurements of fertility and normalcy as well. Let’s face it. We need the period. There, I said it.
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