Now for something completely different…

I’m at my gym today and as I changed back into my street clothes my eye was drawn to wall advertising. Two pair of underwear, one was thong and the other was waist high panties.

OK, got my attention, mainly because I thought “Gee, I have both of these in my underwear drawer.” Without my trusty glasses, and staying a safe distance away so as not to appear like I needed the information, I strained to read the advertisement. It’s purpose, to guide me to information about birth control that would allow me to choose when to have my period, in fact their main tag line boasted about products to lessen my period.

Now, I’m all for a woman’s right to choose birth control so let’s just get that piece of information out of the way. What I’m not sure about is the methods that can either reduce menstruation substantially or even eliminate it for months at a time. Isn’t it important to menstruate? It obviously was supposed to be a part of our evolution whether we like it or not…which the majority will attest we don’t.

Are we screwing with our bodies so much that we could be damaging it? Is it possible that many years down the road they will be attributing cancers or other fertility problems directly to our desire not to embrace the cycle. Even toxic shock, which can happen to anyone, but is especially linked to things we insert to stop flow or pregnancy. Is that not a concern? Yet, how many girls do you know use tampons and other devices regularly without that knowledge.

I don’t know, maybe I’m over-reacting. Maybe advertising the ways to lessen our period is just fine. Leave it up to consumers to decide whether the lure of less or no period makes sense to them. It probably is no worse than the advertising telling me to “Have a Happy Period.” Try selling that one to me face to face in the middle of my menstruation buddy…you bleepin bleep bleep.