Tuesday, May 22, 2007

FDA approves first pill meant to end periods

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18745930/

So in this article a pill has been approved by the FDA to end womens Menstruation Cycle. Well this is pretty interesting i think. Obviously I do not get periods, but I think that this subject is worthy of a disucssion. I think that this pill would be good for some but not others such stated in the article. I agree that it is a normal part of life and doesnt need to be medicated, maybe regulated at times for those who choose so. I mean life survived fine without birth control for so long. They are supposed to get it. But for those women who get it hard i think it would be a good idea. But defintly only in those situations would it be ok. Anyways Thoughts?

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I think that this is a great thing for many women and I feel the women in the study who dropped out really setback the results of something that could be very good for women. Not that you really needed to know this, but I am on Yaz, which was mentioned in the article, I like it a lot and originally went on the pill in order to control my two week periods where I would be taking a whole bottle of motrin each week. I know at one point I gave myself an ulcer from taking all that medicine and it was then that I decided to go on the pill, reducing my period to 4 days with no need for pain killers. I have a few friends on the pill who still get horrible periods and a new pill that eliminates them is something they have been dying for. I think in these cases it is a great thing, but in a case such as mine it would be unnecessary since I have the relief I need and the contraceptive advantages that come with the pill.

Just some thoughts...