# Any Women Who Enjoy Having Periods

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-who-enjoy-having-periods/515027>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 25, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-who-enjoy-having-periods/515027 "2009-10-25T02:46:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 3

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-who-enjoy-having-periods/515027/41 "2009-10-26T09:52:15Z")

</div>

> [@HazelNutCoffee](#):
>
> I have mild cramps, but now that I’m on the Pill my periods don’t last for two weeks. It’s more annoying than anything else. Even with the DivaCup I always have a vague sense of unease, and having sex is messier than usual. If I could eliminate my periods completely I would.

[Norethindrone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norethisterone) Stops it in its bloody little tracks.

You do _not_ have to bleed monthly if you do not want to. It is barbaric to make women bleed if they are not trying to reproduce.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-who-enjoy-having-periods/515027/42 "2009-10-26T13:58:14Z")

</div>

No, hell no. I keep meaning to go to my gyn and ask for something more long term but it’s just sheer laziness that keeps me out of it. It’s just messy, gross, and too much trouble.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-who-enjoy-having-periods/515027/43 "2009-10-26T14:51:21Z")

</div>

I don’t really mind it. Cramps are annoying, but now that I’ve found out that naproxen sodium actually works on my cramps and no longer spend the first day of my period throwing up, it isn’t that big of a deal. I’m another cup user, so I don’t have to worry about buying tampons anymore, which makes it even less of a big deal.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-who-enjoy-having-periods/515027/44 "2009-10-26T15:35:34Z")

</div>

> [@aruvqan](#):
>
> [Norethindrone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norethisterone) Stops it in its bloody little tracks.
> 
> You do _not_ have to bleed monthly if you do not want to. It is barbaric to make women bleed if they are not trying to reproduce.

I may have to check into this. Think this would be good for a woman in pre-menopause? Thankfully, mine are now every 2-3 months, but they are a total bitch when they do show up. I am SO not a nice person when Aunt Flo comes to town. But I do seem to get a lot more work done at my job. Go fig.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-who-enjoy-having-periods/515027.md?page=2)