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Originally Posted by SweetCuteness I don't know where you got your information from, but having a period on birth control is not a synthetic period. You still release an egg, you still shed your uterus... it's a real period. I'm a Nursing student and have several friends who are OB/GYN's and med students.
Birth control itself increases your risk for cancer. Skipping periods increases the risk even further. Birth control pills such as Depo Provera or drugs of that nature which decrease (or eliminate) the amount of periods you have on an annual basis are very bad for you. Just because a drug is on the market does not, in any way, mean that it is safe. Yes it has passed through FDA, but they could still have long term side effects like cancer.
What you do is your choice, but I would never recommend skipping periods for "convenience."
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For whoever asked about Yasmin being the pill that causes you to only have your period every 3 months - it's not. It's just a different mix of hormones which decreases PMS symptoms like moodiness, cramps, and weight gain. But... everyone is different, each pill will work for some and not for
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Birth control works by blocking ovulation - meaning you do not release an egg. The pill even reduces the risk of certain cancers. Today's low dose birth control pills are much different than the ones our mothers took. Everyone needs to decide for themselves. If you can't function 3 days a month because of your period, and you skip it, I wouldn't call that convenience.