SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhat's some sex ed info you didn't know until embarrasingly late?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat's some sex ed info you didn't know until embarrasingly late?SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIf you’re on hormonal birth control, you don’t need to have monthly bleeding cycles. The sugar pill part of most hormonal birth control pills, was added so as to not scare people when their bleeding disappeared. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/birth-control/in-depth/womens-health/art-20044044 I learned this so late…
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThe primary purpose of the sugar pill is to maintain the habit of taking a pill daily.
If you’re on hormonal birth control, you don’t need to have monthly bleeding cycles. The sugar pill part of most hormonal birth control pills, was added so as to not scare people when their bleeding disappeared.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/birth-control/in-depth/womens-health/art-20044044
I learned this so late…
The primary purpose of the sugar pill is to maintain the habit of taking a pill daily.