No Periods, Less Periods

At times I think it would be nice to choose to not have a period, but for health reasons, I would not take meds to suppress it. A woman's body was meant to do certain things for certain reasons, and having a period is one of those.

When I was a teen, my periods were horrible - very painful, nauseous - I frequently stayed home from school on the first day. I started BCP when I was 16 and took them up to a year ago (I'm 31), there were two very short breaks, a couple months each in my early twenties. Up until a year ago I would have said yes, and actually had contemplated period suppression, but now I would have to say no.

DH and I are currently TTC and in the year off BCP my periods have not been that bad, some mild cramping is usually the worst of it. I would like to never go back to hormonal birth control (though I loved NuvaRing). In our attempts to conceive I've learned lots about tracking fertility and feel this could be an effective was to also avoid pregnancy, espcially since after a year we are still trying.

I dont think I would go without a period ever again, after having my first son I got on the depo shot and that makes your period stop completely....and this made me gain so much wieght I was wieghing about the same amount when I was 9 months pregnant....so if I have to choose I would go for having a lesss of a period instead of no period at all.....Bad expereance!

The birth control I take can stop your period in its track. Its nice to only get bloated for a few days and sometimes a little crabby. I take Depo-Provera. It doesn't stop everyone's periods, but it did indeed stop mine!

yes mine are unbearable. i throw up, pass out, i bleed uncontrollably. i go through 12 pads or more a day and cannot possibly leave my bed it affects my work performance my relationship with my husband and children

actually my periods are very heavy during the second and third full mentrual day. sometimes i get bad cramps and feel nauseous, like my previous one. i do not look forward to having the next one at all. i wish there was a safer way to maybe not eliminate periods, but perhaps make them lighter and quite possibly more bearable!!