If you start taking hormonally active
pills when your period starts, the
bleeding will stop soon thereafter. If you
continue taking hormonally active pills
all the time, you will skip a few periods
but that can’t go on forever. At some
time, you will start bleeding larger
amounts of blood. The purpose of hormonal
contraception (birth control pills) is to
prevent unwanted pregnancy in a way that
will not to disturb the normal cycles and
periods. That’s why the birth control
pills are also used as a therapy for
irregular cycles. Having a regular and
normal period is very important for a
woman. If there is a constant hormonal
stimulation (without hormonal withdrawal)
the endometrium will proliferate all the
time (hyperplasia). The vascular capacity
of the uterus and the space contained by
the uterus are limited so that the
endometrium will start to degenerate and
die. This is manifested with profuse
vaginal bleeding. Besides heavy bleedings,
constant hormonal stimulation over a
longer duration can cause transformation
of the hyperplasia into cancer.
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