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Message: HTML is not enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled. UBB Code™ Images not permitted.	[QUOTE]Originally posted by faifai: [QB] A while back we had a thread about a continuous birth control pill that was touted as being the solution to solving the "problem" of menstruation. Today I saw something on television that reminded me of that. It was a commercial for a surgical process that was "safe, effective and pain-free" and would end menstruation permanently. It began by saying that when women are done with child-rearing and still have a while to go till menopause, this may be an option for them to end the annoyance that is a period. It then went on to say that women everywhere of every age now have the option to control their bodies and "end the curse forever". Their motto is "Stop the Flow. Period." What do you think about such procedures? Would you ever get one yourself if it was affordable for you? What kind of procedure do you think it is? In the ads, it never does mention what type of surgery it is...it may be a hysterectomy or tubal ligation for all the TV-watcher knows. And what do you think about their advertising campaign--saying menstruation is a curse that should be fought with surgery? Personally, I'm all for having the option to choose. If someone wants to end her own menstrual cycle, by all means go for it. For me, though, I don't think I'd be able to make such a permanent decision at this age. Maybe if I was older and knew I didn't want any (more?) children, and wanted to be able to be done with it...my own cycle can be rather difficult, with severe cramps and PMS and fatigue and the like. The thing that really bothered me about this, though, was their use of the word curse. I don't think being female is a curse, and having a period is just one of the things that comes with the whole deal. So, what are your thoughts? [/QB][/QUOTE]

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