title: By the way, doctor.  Some of my friends are excited about the new oral contraceptive that eliminates periods.  But it worries me.  Does anyone know what happens when you stop menstruating for a long time?  It just seems unnatural.
authors.forename: Martha K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016912:Levonorgestrel / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008598:Menstruation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D004338:Drug Combinations; C526369:lybrel; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D016912:Levonorgestrel