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Re: Needing a period?

From: William D. McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:35:00 -0500 (CDT)

At Fri, 06 Aug 1999, Victoria wrote: >
>I had someone post on a newsgroup that she was told it was ok to take the
>Demulen 1/50 or 50 mg. in 21 day cycles without taking a break by her RE. She
>has no need to get a period ever again.
>
>Thoughts? (If you have medical resources to quote, please do.)
>
>Thanks
>
>Victoria N.

It is possible and appropriate to do this with any combination oral contraceptive, though the 1/50 tablets are not used very much any more due to the risk of side effects. Originally, the Pill was packaged this way, but women did not like not having periods to reassure them that they were not pregnant, so a marketing choice was made to include the placebo week that is now the standard. 

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
Clarksville, TN


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