TY - JOUR T1 - Menstrual manipulation: Options for suppressing the cycle JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 445 LP - 453 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.77a.09128 VL - 77 IS - 7 AU - Caitlin W. Hicks AU - Ellen S. Rome Y1 - 2010/07/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/7/445.abstract N2 - 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. ER -