Beware: Information About the Latest Lybrel and Seasonique Email Scam
Did any of you receive a forwarded email-chain this past week concerning the death of Nicole Dishuk with the message: “Please send this to every woman you know - you may save someone's life... Remember, you have a CYCLE for a reason!” Well, obviously this peaked my interest, so I decided to do a little “digging”.To make sure we are clear on this email fraud, the actual email read (or at least the one that I received):
Recently this past week, my cousin Nicole Dishuk (age 31...newly grad student with a doctorate degree about to start her new career as a Doctor...) was flown into a nearby hospital, (She lives in Penn.) because she passed out.Well, you may be interested to know that this email-chain has been officially classified as an urban legend. In fact, Nicole Dishuk did die of a stroke – but on August 26, 2006 (well before the FDA approval of Lybrel). Notice how this email states, in bold letters, “CAUSE of DEATH - they found was a birth control she was taking”. This can not be proven information because Nicole’s death information is protected by medical privacy laws; given this medical protection, we have no way of authenticating whether her stroke was related to this birth control use, whether she may have had any existing medical condition, or even whether she was, in fact, even using oral contraceptives.They found a blood clot in her neck, and immediately took her by helicopter to the ER to operate. By the time they removed the right half of her skull to relieve the pressure on her brain, the clot had spread to her brain causing severe damage.
Since last Wednesday night, she was battling.. they induced her into a coma to stop the blood flow, They operated 3 times. Finally, they said there was nothing left that they could do.. they found multiple clots in the left side of her brain.. the swelling wouldn't stop, and she was on life support.. She died at 4:30 yesterday. She leaves behind a husband, and a 2 yr old Brandon and a 4yr old Justin.
The CAUSE of DEATH - they found was a birth control she was taking that allows you to only have your period 3 X's a year...They said it interrupts life's menstrual cycle, and although it is FDA approved... shouldn't be - So to the women in my address book- I ask you to boycott this product & deal with you period once a month so you can live the rest of the months that your life has in store for you.
P.S. Incase you are wondering, the name of this new birth control pill is Lybrel. If you go to Lybrel.com, you will find at least 26 pages of information regarding this drug. Another birth control pill to be weary against is, Seasonique. If you go to the website of Seasonique.com, you will find 43 pages of information regarding this drug. The warnings and side effects regarding both pills are horrible.
Please, please forward this information to as many daughters AND sons, co-workers, friends, and relatives. Several lives have already been changed.
One more misleading fact to point out about this fraudulent email is the way it portrays the pages of information found about each birth control pill. Keep in mind that drug manufacturers must disclose all information about their product on their websites; yet this email leads you to believe that there are 26 pages on Lybrel and 43 pages on Seasonique’s sites, pertaining to terrible and deadly warnings. If you look at any pharmaceutical website, you will find information about ranging from ingredients to possible side effects (which may include potential deaths).
The lesson, we need to be critical thinkers and educated consumers when it comes to birth control issues. There are so many groups whose sole mission is to scare women from using these medically-proven safe and reliable forms of contraception. If you find yourself receiving an email like this, the only place it belongs is in your deleted folder – don’t waste your time forwarding the propaganda of ignorant anti-contraception groups to other people.
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Hi Dawn,
that is a really great and useful article.I had just opened this email and i did a couple of checks concerning the email content.I am grateful for having you write this to expose this email scam.
Thanks again:)
This story bugs me and your “beware” article bugs me. Unlike other urban legends were the everything is debunked 100% this relies on the fact that medical information is not accesible to reporters as the main “fact” to prove she didn’t die because of the pills since we can’t even prove she was on the pills. However, ABC in Philadelphia did a story that interviewed her husband who says he was told by specialists that the only risk factor Nicole had for a stroke was her birth control pills. I believe him. Here’s the link to the story:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=healthcheck&id=5303491
I’ve done some research and it appears the original version of the e-mail only had a reference to a pill that limits your period to 3x a year. Seems like some “well meaning” people have added names of drugs they think are the culprit (you can’t rely on the internet for all your info- like in the real world stories tend to change) – however the central fact here which is important is that she is real, did die of a stroke and specialist who treted her said to her husband that pills were the only risk factor she had.
I think sometimes we see the warnings, both doctors and patients (e.g. don’t take if you had clots or a history of clots) and gloss over them.
The article I mention above identifies the pill she was taking as Yasmin (which was approved at the time of her death). It also mentions that Public Citizen, a non-profit public awarness organization, has put Yasmin on their list of “bad pills”.
I think doctors sometimes take a paternalistic aproach towards medical risks, specially towards women. I understand that the pill is mosthly safe and I’m not trowing mine away, but frankly my doctor didn’t even bother explaining this risk, or most of the risks on the label to me. He didn’t mention that lowers libido, either (not important enough I guess). I’m more dissapointed with this post because it was written by a woman doctor.
I know that if this only happend to one woman of the millions the risk to me personally is probably minimun. But I’m an adult and would appreciate being treated like one. She did die. The thing is she has a face and that makes it more real. I don’t think it’s right to dissmiss this as an urban legend. (fyi, I also looked up the sites that quialify this as an urban legend, and they have the same arguments as yours, e.g. can’t prove it, wrong timing for the pill – they probably took the lead from a doctor).
Lily – I hear what you are saying and believe that people MUST be educated about all medication they choose to put into their bodies. Part of my mission on About is to accurately inform people about contraception.
That being said, I also believe that it is important to “warn” people when they receive information like this story as it is wrong to use such a tragic sorry as propaganda against using birth control pills. You are right, the original email chain did not include the additional names of particular brands which further illustrates my point that people are taking a true story (this woman’s death) and twisting it to further their cause. By cautioning readers to “beware” of this, I am, not minimizing the tragedy that has occurred, but rather dignifying this woman, whose death is being slandered across the internet.
The only truth that we know is that she did die and that it was due to a stroke. Even in the news article that you provided, it reads “Dan says specialists told him the only risk factor Nicole had for a stroke was her birth control pills.” I would like to point out that this is not quoted (meaning, this may or may ot have been what Dan had actually said to the reporter as the reporter is not quoting his exact words; therefore, we can not know for sure that Dan even said this.
The only reason that Yasmin is placed on the worst drugs list is because it can cause increased blood levels of potassium. I have warned about this product on my site; however, increased potassium levels could cause serious heart and other problems. This pill may not be the right method for you if you have ever had kidney, liver, or adrenal gland disease (doesn’t say anything about blod clots!)
Additionally, increased potassium levels lead to irregularities in the heart (hyperkalemia or Arrhythmia); this could cause a person to become weak due to mild paralysis, so if anything, increased potassium levels would lead to cardiac failure, not blood clots or strokes.
The most serious complication of combination pill use has to do with having a blood clot in the heart, lungs, brain, or legs. Women using combination pill who are confined to bed rest or have a cast seem to have a higher likelihood of developing a blood clot. We don’t know what the cause of Nicole’s stroke was. However, the pill, by itself, is not a risk factor – it becomes a risk factor when a woman has a contraindication to using the pill due to having some type of condition or circumstance which already puts her at risk for blood clots.
I thank you for your comment and hope that I have cleared this up for you. The bottom line – as a patient, one must be completely honest about their medical history with their doctor. Additionally, the responsibility rests within each individual to become educated about the medications they may begin to take, research to determine if there may be a contraindication there, ask questions to your doctor, and be an advocate for your own health. The warnings for Yasmin, birth control pills, and all other medications are clearly visible and easily attainable. You can’t blame somebody else if you don’t take the time to read about something that you are choosing to put into your body!
Dawn
Dawn,
I recommend you read the book “OVER DOSE: The Case Against the Drug Companies” by Jay S. Cohen, M.D.
Pharmaceutical companies actually do not have to inform the public details relating to the products they sell. In fact, they can hold a lot of information from not only the public but physicians as well. Just because the FDA approves something doesn’t make it “Safe”. In this book, you can read more about that. If you want to advocate scams, advocate pharmaceutical ones.
Thanks.
Anything that interupts a life cycle has to be dangerous. A menstural period is the way a womans body gets rid of what is necessary to sustain good health. Anything that prevents that can only be harmful..its 5 days ladies..must we always be 100% comfortable in life..its the way we were made and now these dam drug manufacturers are finding ways to tamper with it…Email fraud or not…lets use our heads and be smart.
I would love to know how much the pharmaceutical company paid Dawn to write this.
My doctor put me on the pill when I wasn’t even having sex yet to regulate my period. He didn’t tell me that it can significantly increase depression. I had depression for 7 years while I was on it, until I finally went to a nutritionist and she explained to me all of the dangers of the birth control pill. Within a few months of getting off of it my depression went away, my sex drive came back, and the weight I couldn’t get off slipped off.
Do your research about every medication you are prescribed! We can’t count of doctors who are getting kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies to always have our health and best interest in mind.
~Rose
Hello Rose,
Thank you for leaving your comment. I would like to firmly state that I have not and will NEVER allow a pharmaceutical company to pay me for my articles. Here at About.com ALL guides must (and do) follow a set of established ethical guidelines, which includes the notion that we will never let money influence the message we write. We each abide by a conflict-of-interest policy where we would never give preferential treatment to any outside resource. You may read our full Ethics Policy if you would like. Also, each of my (and all other articles under the About.com Health umbrella go through extensive medical reviews by board-certified doctors before they are published for public viewing, so in all due respect, I have done my research and have been given the medical stamp of approval for all of my pieces.
That being said, I am sorry to hear that you experienced such negative side effects on the birth control pill. However, at no point did I ever say that a woman may not experience side effects on the pill. The birth control pill is an extremely safe medicine – for women who meet the criteria for using it. In my Birth Control Pill article, I clearly explain that the pill may not be the right choice for all women and list some of what you had experienced (i.e., changes in sexual desire, depression, etc.) as possible side effects; this information isn’t being hidden from the public. Additionally, I mention that sometimes it may take some trial and error to find the right pill combination for a woman and even provide an article about how one can minimize these side effects by using specific pill brands.
I will try to devote a separate and specific blog post to future address these issues. Please feel free to contact me if you would like me to email you when I have the blog posted. Thanks!
Dawn Stacey
Hi,
I just got this “scam” e-mail from a dear friend of mine. I guess you all are way ahead of me. My point of view is that if you do not trust doctors, do your research on-line but make sure to check credible sources. Regardless of what you think of pharmaceutical companies, every Rx drug is FDA approved. I believe you cannot pay this organization to push your drug in if it is dangerous for the public health. FDA approves drugs based on SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE and that’s what I believe. And not some “please, forward everyone one your list” scams that so often fill up my inbox. Do your research, ladies, and read the info provided with each drug. It is ALL there.
Regards,
Olya
Birth control pills, and any contraceptive is a foreign body that chemically alters the natural process. Sure this contraptions prove safe after human testing and maybe animal testing. I am by no means a tree hugger or such but I think ladies should slow down a bit, control their environment, and use natural ways for limiting their family growth. Any and all of these contraptions harm the body in some form. More females are suffering illnesses and having complicated gestations than even in the times when medical attention was limited. There are way more caesarean births, hysterectomies, and spontaneous abortions (I can’t wait for the comments)in modern times due to the unnatural way we control our reproductive cycles. Ladies do yourself a favor and just say no, after you watch your natural body cycle. It works. There are excellent programs that show us how to keep track of ourselves. These systems don’t fail, we fail ourselves when we don’t say no and mean it.
My comment is for everyone, male and female.For the last 6000 years of known human habitation, people lived, some for much longer life spans than we do today, without synthetics drugs, chemicals, toxins, fertilizers etc. Our bodies were designed to run by taking glyconutrients, phytonutrients and phytohormones from plant life. In some areas I have lived they still live up to 150 years old, fit, healthy and good looking. It is only in the last 200 years or so that synthetic drugs have been introduced, and since the 1930’s 85000 toxic chemicals have been introduced with about 7% tested safe for humans. Our bodies today are being bombarded by a mass of poisonous chemicals which are causing the huge increase in sickness, and auto immune conditions unheard of 50 years ago.
I appreciate the medical profession for what they do, but they do not understand the importance of nutrition to drive the body. They are lucky to study 15 hours on it during many years of university. Our immune system designed to protect us is on average working at 62% efficiency and losing another 1.9-3.8% yearly.
Sorry friends, the FDA is not reliable or independent, it is funded by pharmaceutical companies and no they do not complete all safety testing prior to release of new poisonous drugs. 98% of drugs do not cure anything, they go top the symptom, not the cause. Nutrition feeds the cells which in turn communicate with our 600 trillion cells helping the body to heal itself. It’s not rocket science. Rubbish in rubbish out. Put diesel fuel in a Ferrari and it won’t go properly. Put synthetic drugs in a human body and take the consequences. Big Pharma’ are the top 5 companies in the fortune 500 group of companies, and two of them make more profit than all others combined.
Sorry ladies, it’s all about money, not what is good for you.
ALL drugs have side effects.
Plenty of people think, and have been saying here on this very page, that birth control is bad, it’s harmful to your cycle, it does this, it does that, yada yada yada. Well, I started getting my period at the age of 11, when I first started getting my period my cycle was 35 days long and my actual period was 8 days long. Not 3 days, not 5 days, not a few heavy days and a few light days, 8 solid days of changing my super plus tampon every 2 hours! Not only that but my pms symptoms were the worst my doctor had every heard of, my cramps were so bad I would actually throw up and I would almost always miss at least 2 days of school. I have also suffered from depression since I was 10 (before I went on the pill or even started my period). I went on the pill when I was 17; I endured those treaturous symptoms for 6 years! I have never looked back. My body took to the artificial cycle of the pill in the first month, my periods now are 3 days long, and only 1 day of anything remotely heavy. Being on the pill even helped alleviate my depression, I do still get mood swings, but not nearly to the degree to which I used to. I have been on a number of different types of birth control medication in the last 6 years (I’m 23 now) and not once have I ever experienced so called negative side-effects. I’m not trying to say that those who do are faking it or anything like that, different people react differently to medications. But when starting any new medical regime, just keep that in mind, and don’t let some bed-time horror story scare you away from something that might be perfect for you. Know your body, and if you don’t trust your doctor, find a new one.
As for Nicole, the article says that specialists told her husband that the only thing that put her at risk of a stroke was the birth control she was on, but that doesn’t even take into account her own physiology or genetics. Nor does it mention if Nicole was a smoker which would greatly increase her chances of developing a clot. But smoking is strongly advised against while taking almost all types of birth control.
The woman is suppose to have a monthly menstrual cycle Why on earth would we want to tamper with our body like that by have a menstrual twice a year???? We dont know if these pills are safe. How many years did they do a study on the pill and who? Have you notice all the commercials lately advertising all this medicine????? But, they all have side affects!!!! Why would I want to put something in my body with side affects? I belive the story thats being circulated!!!! I beleive what her husband says!! That his wife died from taking those birth control pills and only 31 years of age with a 2 year old!!!!!
Hello I just wanted to say that the problem with birth control is nothing is black and white… with medicine period. I am on birth control and i dont feel substantial bouts of depression… which can come from elevated estrogen levels… my periods are lighter and easier to deal with since i bleed a lot and my pms symptoms are better. i get a little nauseated on my first week if i’ve been off for a while but other than that. nothing. so just because something affects one woman a certain way doesnt mean that we’ll all be affected that way. Plus if someone cared about their health that much, they should take the initiative to you know… READ the package inserts. thats what they’re there for. your doctor is not a walking text books of risks for every single prescription ever invented by man ever. cut them some slack and read for yourself. I’m 19 and i do that with my birth control periodically just to keep myself educated on it. yes there are risk factors. like, you have a higher chance of blood clots especially in women who SMOKE. it’s stuff like that that you have to watch out for. as a matter of fact although it occurs in older women i QUIT smoking after i got on my birth control. So its just the fact that you have to see how your body and your body alone reacts. Thats the bottom line. And if people dont want periods… thats their prerogative. Even if it is unnatural to do that… i mean it’s unnatural to use birth control in the first place! lol Face it, some people are totally 200% against contraceptives. Condoms and all. i’ve had super radical christians tell me that pretty much contraceptives were made by the devil… or by the white man to wipe out the black race. Thats probably the dumbest most racist thing i’ve ever heard (being a colorblind “african” american myself). So yeah
in short i think that it’s so dumb that someone would pass around such propaganda and need to get facts straight before massively spamming the world.
Thanks – I just received this email forward from a friend to about 100 of her friends. I could reply to all that they need not worry.
You rock!
I just received this email too and as I HATE forwarding on emails that I haven’t checked the validity of, I did a little searching and found this site! I was reading the comments regarding doctors not informing people of side effects etc, surely in this day and age as women we ALL have a voice to ASK about such things? I have to say I have a fantastic doctor who explains everything (I’m lucky I know) I do agree that anything that stops your period for such a long time couldn’t be good for you, I do believe that we should ‘let nature take its course’-to a degree. There are certainly people that would benefit from such a thing- Meghan has told here of the terrible time she had prior to taking a contraceptive pill. Everyone is different, everyones body reacts differently, so it certainly is ‘whats good for one is not always good for the other’. I think we just have to make sure we take note of any side effects at all if we begin taking any new medication and let our doctors know straight away, if you have a doctor that doesn’t seem to care…get a new one!!
I am very saddened that someone died, but what about personal responsibility? It is your responsibility to ask questions and do your own research to see if any product you are about to take is beneficial to you! All meds have a Product Insert in the package that tells you about the drug. I am sick and tired of everyone blaming everyone else. I was on birth control for 17 years and never had a problem.
well maybe this will clear things out, it’s a further article from huston style magazine
http://www.stylemagazine.com/articles.cfm?art_id=601&cTent_id=2424
don’t know much of the truth, but i keep in mind that those drugs are pretty nasty
Stay safe
I want to reassure the women of the world that contraceptive pills are safe and effective, and have been used by women for decades to prevent unwanted pregnancy, reduce the often debilitating monthly menstrual symptoms, and to improve acne. There is no physiologic harm in inducing amenorrhea, or lack of a period using hormonal methods, whether it is Lybrel, Seasonique, Depo-Provera, or continuous use of any other contraceptive tablet. These reports of death linked with Lybrel do not mention whether the patient was a smoker (a known risk factor for blood clots and a definitive contraindication to any estrogen therapy) or whether she had hypertension, hyperlipidemia, autoimmune disease, or obesity, all of which may contribute to a stroke. There is no reason why having a monthly bleed directly prevents a stroke. As a medical doctor and a woman, I fully support the use of therapy which helps women to meet the demands of today’s society and to continue to funtion at our healthiest levels. People who criticize or condemn our abilities to empower ourselves via the use of contraceptives are narrow-minded and egocentric, and need to go put on an apron and squeeze out a couple of brats!
Are you kidding. Expletive, we all smoke or have second hand smoke to a degree. When I became allergic to my birth control pills back in the late 1970.s It took me two year long bouts of Migraine sickening headaches before, I alone,and not the neurologist, in Mobile, AL, Dr. Silverboard, to realize that I was no proned genetically to have these “upstart” Migrains. Yes, I do believe that birth control pills can kill you and damage you. It is a “Slippery Slope”, that. Jo
I just saw a “Seasonique” tv commercial which led be to this website. Watching this commercial compelled me to demand some accountability from the people who advertise this stuff. I myself am not a woman, but I think taking this drug has no health benefits whatsoever,(do they mention any in the commercial? if so I failed to pick up on it). The only benefits I see are to women who want “convenience”(at what risk?) and to the manufacturer who will make money from sales of the drug.
Would somebody give me this drug manufacturer’s phone number? I want to know where they got their research data. I was reluctant to give my email(you aren’t selling something too are you?), but finally gave in. Done.
Has anyone posting on this site ever dealt with anything but a normal period? I am 26 and was diagnosed with Endometriosis when I was 18. I have such bad cramping that there were days I was unable to get out of bed or even function and the pain would make me physically sick! I’ve under gone 2 surgeries to try to rid myself of all the adhesions growing on my organs! This is how I found Seasonique and am grateful for it! The only time I have ever felt good was while on was on this pill or pregnant with my two girls. My husband even notices how much better I feel when I am on it. I do believe it is every woman’s choice and responsibility to do what it best for her – so please don’t knock the drugs that are heping some of us! I am a healthy woman (not a smoker, not a drinker, no clots, etc..) and know all the risks out there – it’s just about educating yourself!
I can tell ALL of you ALL personally I gave birth in dec 26 2006 went back for my checkup the obgyn asked what type of bith control I wanted, I told him : the one I saw on tv that gives you a period 3x a yr”. until that point I had always taken yasmin no problems at all. well let me continue by saying with in a months use of this wonderful seasonique
I was admitted to the hospital with the largest clot in my left leg they had ever seen
it started at my ankle and went to left thigh.
that night my husband was told I was not going to come out if the hospital because they were afraid when I began recieving the luvonox shots in the stomach it would break and send a embolism. that night I watched my husband ball & I had to say goodbye to my 2 month old baby because of this. It’s easy to try to find facts and then when you can’t get what you want to hear make things up. I am living proof this stuff should not be in the market it just about caused a little boy to not have his mother. If it had not been for goods will I would not be here today.
how many others are there like me? Oh and guess what a stroke is a clot that goes to the brain instead of the lungs or heart
The overly hippie Delia says, “its 5 days ladies..must we always be 100% comfortable in life..” – No, it’s 11 to 16 days for me, sometimes it skips, sometimes it returns for a second appearance that same month. It’s not a question of being ‘100% comfortable’, it’s a matter of the fact that the anemia is killing me, plus the pain is so overwhelming that I have at times considered just overdosing on pain pills to avoid my next cycle. (Also, periods do not magically clear our bodies of ‘toxins’. They just get rid of the build up of tissue and blood that was prepping in case we were to get pregnant, then allows it to build up anew. It’s kind of pointless for those of us who don’t want children anyway.)
Also, there are other warnings for *ALL* birth control pills to help one avoid clots: Exercise, maintain a HEALTHY weight (medically healthy, not ‘healthy’ as in your man likes you chunky), no smoking, only moderate drinking if you must, and FFS eat right!!!
How many women on BCP that had clots did all these things right? Before anyone goes accusing BCPs we need to properly look back into each patients history to completely rule out all the other factors.
The main objection to drugs like Yasmin and Seasonal seems to be the notion that it is “unnatural” for women to menstruate only 3 times a year. But this overlooks the facts of women’s lives in previous centuries. In fact, women today menstruate FAR more often than women before , say, the 18th century. In the ‘good old days’, women might get pregnant 20 times or more before dying at 35 or less, as reliable contraception did not exist. A married woman might very well get pregnant, give birth, and be pregnant again before a year had passed! Poor nutrition also affects how often women menstruate.Today, reliable contraception and better nutrition means that women in the western world menstruate FAR more often than their “more natural” counterparts in previous centuries, or less developed parts of the world. And that monthly blood loss has health complications of its own, as the women here have pointed out.
Whether the contents are real or fiction, there is a risk for blood clots and stroke with the use of oral contraception. This risk increases if you have other contributing factors such as smoking, obesity, etc. The bottom line is we need to be educated consumers and know what we are putting into our bodies and the potential risks.
If we eat whole foods and take care of our bodies and take in nutients, we will have shorter periods. If we detox and fast we will have pain free periods. If you put drugs in your body, you will have side effects. Yes we are all different, so we will have different side effects. Some sooner than later, but we will have bad side effects from anything that is not naturual to our bodies!!!! Women, girls they have been destroying our bodies for so long, lets use common sense and take back our minds and bodies!
To all those who say that taking extended birth control is horrible, and that eating whole foods and detoxing will make periods pain-free, I say if that works then good for you. But unfortunately not all of us are that lucky. I was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis. My bowel, uterus, bladder and ovaries are all connected together with scar tissue. So bad they couldn’t fix it with surgery. My only choices now are, have all of my reproductive organs removed, or wait on birth control until I can start trying to get pregnant. While living “naturally”, my body attacked itself….so congrats to all that can have a normal period, but to those of us that suffer for weeks, have to take extra iron for extra blood loss, and have to change our super tampons every hour, extended cycle birth control is a blessing. I know what the risks are, and I chose to keep myself informed.
I have been taking non-stop active pills for upwards of 4 years now. Every doctor I have seen has said this is completely safe. LADIES: I HAVE NOT HAD A PERIOD FOR almost 4 YEARS. No, it’s not for everyone, fine. But, I chose to not spend 3 months a year being totally uncomfortable.
bottom line: talk to your doctor about what works best for you.
Inmediatly after I saw the email I tried to find some information about this, and that’show I got to this web.
What I would like to say it’s that even if this story is not true or just an urbn legend, we can not deny that it’s anti-natural to have the period only 3 times per year!!!
just as someone said before, our bodies are perfeclty designed and the way it is it’s because it’s the way it’s suppose to be…
So, anything that makes your body go totally against what it’s already designed it’s gonna cause a lot of trouble…
always take the time to analize the drugs you take..
you people are idiots…..If you are taking birthcontrol THERE IS NO MEDICAL NEED FOR A PERIOD! The period you get on the pill is a withraw period anyway it’s fake. When you are on the pill you aren’t ovulating and building up a lining like you normally would so there is no need to get a period and “cleanse” the body. So Seasonique and Lybrel don’t put you at more of a risk just because you don’t get a period. I don’t care if it’s unnatural I’m not dealing with a damn period every month. You wanna put up with it go ahead. I’ve been on lybrel for 2 years and dont have any problems.
I agree with (30) Angel, you peple are totally ignorant idiots. ALL medication is “unnatural” and so is much of the food we eat and the way we live. If you so concerned, eat only organic food, don’t use any chemincals to clean your body or your house and never take any medication at all, even if it saves your life, because it’s ALL UNNATURAL. You lot are pathetic!