Comments on: No more menstruation? http://www.gladrags.com/blog/2007/10/04/no-more-menstruation/ a blog from the team at GladRags Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:28:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jodi http://www.gladrags.com/blog/2007/10/04/no-more-menstruation/#comment-507 Jodi Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:24:25 +0000 http://www.gladrags.com/blog/2007/10/04/no-more-menstruation/#comment-507 It upsets me that resources that might be used to cure actual diseases were used for this end. Now I realize that researchers were probably working on something else when they stumbled across this (usually what happens), but then resources were used to push this through pre-clinical and clinical trials. And from experience, I can assure you that this costs a lot of cash. I also understand that women over time maybe didnt menstruate as much as we do now due to being pregnant a lot more often. I also do realize that cancers and other disorders have been on the rise and are very much so linked to changes in hormonal levels. Which makes me even more nervous about externally altering my hormone levels! I hate the way it is being marketing. Not towards specifically women with debilitating periods, but all women, because like, bleeding is like, such a drag. It upsets me that resources that might be used to cure actual diseases were used for this end. Now I realize that researchers were probably working on something else when they stumbled across this (usually what happens), but then resources were used to push this through pre-clinical and clinical trials. And from experience, I can assure you that this costs a lot of cash.

I also understand that women over time maybe didnt menstruate as much as we do now due to being pregnant a lot more often. I also do realize that cancers and other disorders have been on the rise and are very much so linked to changes in hormonal levels. Which makes me even more nervous about externally altering my hormone levels!

I hate the way it is being marketing. Not towards specifically women with debilitating periods, but all women, because like, bleeding is like, such a drag.

]]> By: tracy http://www.gladrags.com/blog/2007/10/04/no-more-menstruation/#comment-497 tracy Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:54:19 +0000 http://www.gladrags.com/blog/2007/10/04/no-more-menstruation/#comment-497 This is disgusting! The quarterly period drug (seasonale?) was bad enough. I think my favorite part is this: "helping to eliminate the misconception that periods are a medical necessity." Periods are NOT a "medical necessity." They have nothing to do with medicine. They're like sweating when you're hot or any other natural body function -- none of which actually need the intervention of a doctor. This makes me really, really upset. I find it hard to believe that the good folks at Wyeth sat down and said, "Let's improve the lives of women! But how... I know, let's stop them from menstruating!" That just doesn't make sense. If they REALLY want to improve the lives of women, I'm sure there's plenty of research to be done on actual diseases that afflict women... This is disgusting! The quarterly period drug (seasonale?) was bad enough. I think my favorite part is this: “helping to eliminate the misconception that periods are a medical necessity.”

Periods are NOT a “medical necessity.” They have nothing to do with medicine. They’re like sweating when you’re hot or any other natural body function — none of which actually need the intervention of a doctor.

This makes me really, really upset. I find it hard to believe that the good folks at Wyeth sat down and said, “Let’s improve the lives of women! But how… I know, let’s stop them from menstruating!” That just doesn’t make sense. If they REALLY want to improve the lives of women, I’m sure there’s plenty of research to be done on actual diseases that afflict women…

]]> By: Shannon http://www.gladrags.com/blog/2007/10/04/no-more-menstruation/#comment-491 Shannon Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:07:59 +0000 http://www.gladrags.com/blog/2007/10/04/no-more-menstruation/#comment-491 That is absolutely terrifying. As though it weren't enough that doctors and formula companies constantly try to undermine the breast feeding mother...now they want to potentially impair women's fertility...I just don't get it. That is absolutely terrifying. As though it weren’t enough that doctors and formula companies constantly try to undermine the breast feeding mother…now they want to potentially impair women’s fertility…I just don’t get it.

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