As millions of women and girls take shots and pills to stop their periods the meaning of menstruation changes Current marketing of hormonal birth control DepoProvera Seasonale Seasonique Lybrel Anya attracts customers by promising freedom from monthly periods For many consumers menstrual suppression eliminates painful monthly flow giving them more control in their lives For others menstrual suppression represents a frightening shift in thinking about the human body and another dangerous experiment on womans health Period The End of Menstruation interrogates the cultural and medical side effects of suppression before the curse disappears
