FDA Approves New Birth Control Pill
Seasonale -- First Birth Control Pill Approved for 'Seasonal' Periods
By Jeanie Lerche Davis
Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
With reporting by Gina Shaw.
Friday, September 05, 2003
Sept. 5, 2003 -- The FDA has given its blessing to Seasonale, the first extended-cyle birth control pill. For women who dread their monthly period, there's no better news - the pill promises to cut the number of women's periods to four times a year.
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In fact, the future likely holds even greater options, he adds. "This probably is the first step of a progression towards yearly ... periods, maybe longer -- absolutely."
"Even if a woman has no period for years and years, the safety has been well proven," Norris says.
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