ABSTRACT
Menstrual manipulation, ie, adjusting the menstrual cycle by taking hormonal contraceptives, allows women to have their period less often or to avoid bleeding at inconvenient times. The authors review the various options, the benefits, and the disadvantages of this practice.
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- Caitlin W. Hicks, BA and
- Ellen S. Rome, MD, MPH⇑
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Head, Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of General Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
- ADDRESS:
Ellen S. Rome, MD, MPH, Department of General Pediatrics, A120, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail romee{at}ccf.org.
ABSTRACT
Menstrual manipulation, ie, adjusting the menstrual cycle by taking hormonal contraceptives, allows women to have their period less often or to avoid bleeding at inconvenient times. The authors review the various options, the benefits, and the disadvantages of this practice.
- © 2010 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
