Posted by Gracie2 on August 23, 2002, at 21:46:42
In reply to Re: PMDD-sarafem disaster, posted by polarbear206 on August 23, 2002, at 20:58:24
I'm 42 and haven't had to deal with periods or PMS for almost 9 years now. It's wonderful.
I would recommend Nor-plant or the Depro-Provera
injection to anyone who doesn't want more children. I've heard rumors (prehaps unfounded)
that anyone who uses either of these birth control methods may have trouble concieving later on. This wasn't a concern for me.
I've also talked to women who said that not having periods "isn't right", is "unnatural", and in one instance, would make her feel "less of a woman." I find this astonishing...look at all the "unnatural" things we women subject ourselves to, from Botox to birth control pills to vaccines.
As far as long-term health concerns, I have regular GYN check-ups and, after 9 years on Norplant/Depro, I'm quite healthy.
It's amazing to me why any woman would subject herself to the mess, the mood swings, the water retention and all the other horrors of periods and PMS when this is no longer necessary, not to mention the pregnancy scares when you "slip up".
I'd never go back to all that.
-Gracie
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