http://electrolicious.com/2003/11/more_seasonale Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://electrolicious.com/2003/11/more_seasonale#comment-3169 Amber Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:54:38 +0000 #comment-3169 Yeah like, I am interested in this having 4 periods a year because I hate it so much. Still I am unsure because in one of my classes my professor was saying that women a couple decades ago had been suppressing their periods and when they stopped taking the pills to suppress it in order to get pregnant, thier periods neevr came again. Is this a risk of taking Sesonale. I would still like to have children Yeah like, I am interested in this having 4 periods a year because I hate it so much. Still I am unsure because in one of my classes my professor was saying that women a couple decades ago had been suppressing their periods and when they stopped taking the pills to suppress it in order to get pregnant, thier periods neevr came again. Is this a risk of taking Sesonale. I would still like to have children

]]> http://electrolicious.com/2003/11/more_seasonale#comment-3168 Susan Rako, M.D. Tue, 09 Dec 2003 11:11:00 +0000 #comment-3168 Dr. Leslie Miller's comment about "guys having clumps of blood coming out of their penises" reveals ignorance to the point of embarrassment. Men and women BOTH have urethras ... and if clots of blood came out of a man's penis or a woman's urethra, THAT qualifies as a medical emergency and requires immediate medical attention. Menstruation, on the other hand, is not an illness. I have recently been told by several reporters that the clinical trial of Seasonale started with more than 1400 women, of whom MORE THAN HALF DROPPED OUT OF THE STUDY before the year was up. That's not something that the makers of Seasonale want to broadcast. It appears that only 682 women completed the study. Possible reasons for the drop-out rate include the fact that the progestin, levonorgestrel, makes women feel lousy -- and that at the outset, there are several months of unpredictable bleeding and spotting. I welcome any comments from readers of my book: "No More Periods? The Risks of Menstrual Suppression." Susan Rako, M.D. http://www.susanrako.com susanrako@aol.com Dr. Leslie Miller’s comment about “guys having clumps of blood coming out of their penises” reveals ignorance to the point of embarrassment. Men and women BOTH have urethras … and if clots of blood came out of a man’s penis or a woman’s urethra, THAT qualifies as a medical emergency and requires immediate medical attention. Menstruation, on the other hand, is not an illness.
I have recently been told by several reporters that the clinical trial of Seasonale started with more than 1400 women, of whom MORE THAN HALF DROPPED OUT OF THE STUDY before the year was up. That’s not something that the makers of Seasonale want to broadcast. It appears that only 682 women completed the study. Possible reasons for the drop-out rate include the fact that the progestin, levonorgestrel, makes women feel lousy — and that at the outset, there are several months of unpredictable bleeding and spotting.
I welcome any comments from readers of my book: “No More Periods? The Risks of Menstrual Suppression.”
Susan Rako, M.D.
http://www.susanrako.com
susanrako@aol.com

]]> http://electrolicious.com/2003/11/more_seasonale#comment-3167 Levi Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:08:37 +0000 #comment-3167 That entire article reaked of arrogant stupidity...and I'm a guy. I wouldn't ever think to ask my gf to try something like this without further testing of long term effects. It may seem like a good idea now but will it be worth it down the road? That entire article reaked of arrogant stupidity…and I’m a guy. I wouldn’t ever think to ask my gf to try something like this without further testing of long term effects. It may seem like a good idea now but will it be worth it down the road?

]]> http://electrolicious.com/2003/11/more_seasonale#comment-3166 alison Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:36:39 +0000 #comment-3166 no, emily, you are not. no, emily, you are not.

]]> http://electrolicious.com/2003/11/more_seasonale#comment-3165 Emily Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:07:48 +0000 #comment-3165 Am I the only woman that doesn't mind getting a period? Am I the only woman that doesn’t mind getting a period?

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