Can’t judge from personal experience (obviously), but I’ve heard some say that they could block menstruation with pills if they wanted, but prefer not to just so they know that their reproductive system is working correctly.
So well, it’s not like it’s a painful agony-filled experience. A minor inconvenience, but one that can be coped with. Just like any other basic biological upkeep functions like eating, sleeping, and excretion.
My understanding is that it’s been practical to prevent menstruation with birth control pills for decades, but only recently have pharmaceutical companies started marketing and advertising pills for that purpose. Previously they were all sold in sets with placebos on the assumption that women wouldn’t want to disrupt the cycle they were familiar with.
Can’t judge from personal experience (obviously), but I’ve heard some say that they could block menstruation with pills if they wanted, but prefer not to just so they know that their reproductive system is working correctly.
So well, it’s not like it’s a painful agony-filled experience. A minor inconvenience, but one that can be coped with. Just like any other basic biological upkeep functions like eating, sleeping, and excretion.
My understanding is that it’s been practical to prevent menstruation with birth control pills for decades, but only recently have pharmaceutical companies started marketing and advertising pills for that purpose. Previously they were all sold in sets with placebos on the assumption that women wouldn’t want to disrupt the cycle they were familiar with.