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Re: [Birth Control] Why is there a placebo week in b.c. pills? From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net) Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:14:13 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Lynette: "Pink Ovulation??" Previous message: Sara: "[Birth Control] Why is there a placebo week in b.c. pills?" In reply to: Sara: "[Birth Control] Why is there a placebo week in b.c. pills?" Next in thread: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG: "Re: [Birth Control] Why is there a placebo week in b.c. pills?" At Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Sara wrote: > >I don't understand why there is a placebo week and why it is referred to >as a 'period'. Don't b.c. pills stop ovulation? If so, isn't it >impossible to have a period? What is the purpose of a 'fake' period? >Also, going off the pills for the placebo week concerns me because isn't >it better for the body to have a nice, regulated pattern of hormones? >Won't disrupting that cause all kinds of unecessary side effects? Any >info. would be helpful--thank you! The birth control pill just prevents you from ovulating, but it doesn't prevent your body from building up a lining. I dunno girl, your guess is as good as mine for why do we need a fake period. Next message: Lynette: "Pink Ovulation??" Previous message: Sara: "[Birth Control] Why is there a placebo week in b.c. pills?" In reply to: Sara: "[Birth Control] Why is there a placebo week in b.c. pills?" Next in thread: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG: "Re: [Birth Control] Why is there a placebo week in b.c. pills?"

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