Dr. Mercola April 23 2007 37,267 views
The U.S. FDA is likely going to approve Lybrel, a birth control pill that eliminates monthly menstruation entirely, in the near future.
No extra risks are known to be caused by this form of the pill, but many people are uneasy about the idea.
Some doctors have cautioned that little research has been conducted on potential long-term effects. The subject has caused debate within the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, which studies medicine and social science relating to menses.
In 2003, the group issued a position statement that more research was needed before women could make an informed decision. Some members have pointed out that the same hormones that work on the menstrual cycles also act on the brain, bones, and skin.
Lybrel is the next step in a growing trend of pills that alter the 28-day menstrual cycle. The first was 2003's Seasonale, which results in four periods each year.
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
The past few months have been punctuated with plenty of news about birth control, from patches to less effective forms of contraception in a pill. Now Lybrel, developed by Wyeth, is set to launch soon, despite reports that oral contraceptives that limit periods aren't performing in the drug marketplace as expected.
However, that hasn't stopped business analysts from making predictions about the market for Lybrel -- $250 million annually -- or Wyeth's announcement last week that nearly two-thirds of the women they surveyed were interested in giving up their periods.
Of course, the powers that be can't tell you or anyone else how controlling a woman's menstruation with a pill will affect her overall health, due to absolutely no data being available.
So, it is certainly possibly one could use these pills for a few months without major problems -- IF one did not factor in the matter of this manipulation being achieved with ARTIFICIAL hormones that are prescriptions for disaster over the long run.
Oral contraceptives are synthetic hormones that your body is not designed to be exposed to in any way, shape or form. Long-term use will invariably increase the user's risk of developing serious chronic illness, including blood clots and other problems.
Additionally, long-term suppression of periods will minimize blood loss and could contribute to iron overload syndromes that are so pervasive in men. Elevated iron stores are one of the primary risk factors for cancer and heart disease.
Most drugs do have some legitimate purpose on occasion and do provide some benefit in certain situations; but this just isn't the case for birth control pills. I really don't believe that there is ever any clinical indication to use them.
As always, your best bet is to avoid birth control pills like the plague and seek out safer solutions that can be just as effective.
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The pill causing allergies... hummm... what doesn't the pill cause, besides pregnancy? I work with so many women that have been on it for years and now have such a dysfunctional hormonal system. Most are so progesterone deficient (becoming estrogen dominant) that their estrogen has free rain on their body.
The pill is just a synthetic make up of hormones that your body cannot handle or match up with. This is a large stress to the body so on top of it, you can create fungal, parasite, detoxification pathway and adrenal issues. Bio-identical homrones are the way to go since they are derived from plants and match the genetic make up of human hormones. They do not take the place of your hormones like synthetic ones, that is why you have to stay on synthetics forever and once you go off you are screwed again. Bio-identicals jump start your own system to start producing its own.
Just off the internet, here are some side effects I found. Why not just use safe sex?
A -for severe abdominal pain C -for severe chest pain or shortness of breath H -for severe throbbing headache E -for eye problems, such as flashing lights or vision disturbance S -for severe leg pains
thyroid dysfunction
fibroids
increase risk of cancer
As I read more and more of this stuff I can’t help but ask, “What is their goal?” Have you ever thought about that?
They are trying so hard to change natural function in humans that if you could project their actions on a time line and could see what they were trying to end up with I think it would be an Oscar winning all out scary horror film!
What in the world is driving modern medical science? OK I guess money is of course the answer.
Now with out being ashamed to quote the Bible, “The LOVE of money is the root of all evil!” (1st Timothy 6:10) - And this love for money applied to innocent victims health is manifesting as the very author of evil itself!!
Whew! What times these are!