Sometimes women can have abnormally heavy flow without there being an underlying cause, there are means of dealing with and lessening this heavy flow - menstrual cups, herbal treatments, dietary changes, prescription medication, etc.
Birth control pills do NOT treat this condition, nor do they 'help regulate menstrual cycles' - this is total myth, unfortunately one perpetuated by many [lazy] doctors, it is an option but far from the best option and women should make an educated choice.
Hormonal birth control like The Pill works by suppressing the menstrual cycle, it will not treat any underlying conditions that may lead to heavy flow and bleeding will only become regular because of how the pill is taken not because the cycles are being regulated. Bleeding women get on birth control pills is withdrawal bleeding, not menstruation - it may lessen flow (depending on underlying cause) but it may return to being heavy once a woman comes off the pill, and it may also make bleeding considerably heavier.
Heavy flow should be TREATED AND MANAGED - not hidden by birth control pills.
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Sometimes women can have abnormally heavy flow without there being an underlying cause, there are means of dealing with and lessening this heavy flow - menstrual cups, herbal treatments, dietary changes, prescription medication, etc.
Birth control pills do NOT treat this condition, nor do they 'help regulate menstrual cycles' - this is total myth, unfortunately one perpetuated by many [lazy] doctors, it is an option but far from the best option and women should make an educated choice.
Hormonal birth control like The Pill works by suppressing the menstrual cycle, it will not treat any underlying conditions that may lead to heavy flow and bleeding will only become regular because of how the pill is taken not because the cycles are being regulated. Bleeding women get on birth control pills is withdrawal bleeding, not menstruation - it may lessen flow (depending on underlying cause) but it may return to being heavy once a woman comes off the pill, and it may also make bleeding considerably heavier.
Heavy flow should be TREATED AND MANAGED - not hidden by birth control pills.
January 6, 2011 - 12:30pmThis Comment
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