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[Veras]

I think it is because the pills taken during the period don't actually do anything.  The only reason that they are included is to keep you in the habit of taking the pill every day.  Presumably, they're visibly different because it would be bad to accidentally take a sugar pill instead of a real pill at any other point in the month.  Actually, in my wife's, each week is a different color.

[RavynousHunter]

Aye, Week 4's typically a placebo, to keep ladies on a regular menstrual cycle.  Though, the reasoning behind said decision is unknown to me...

[Shane for Wax]

Yeah, it's a placebo type thing. Week 4 is when you're supposed to get a period. But you still need to take the brown pill regardless.

[RavynousHunter]

Really?  I heard that menstruation was kinda...unnecessary.  I know that the last girl I was with (and, yes, I'm sickened to say that) had an IUD, and hadn't had a period in 5 years, with no ill effects.

[Shane for Wax]

Hm? Oh, syntax has struck again. It's simply when you'd normally get your period.  Some will still experience spotting and such. And other birth control pills you should have a period. Even if it isn't every month anymore, and instead maybe 4x a year.

...Idk why we're discussing birth control in this thread though.

[The Right Honourable Mlle Antéchrist]

Actually, in my wife's, each week is a different color.

Each of the first three weeks contain varying levels of hormones, which is why they're different colours. It's one of the many features used to help ensure that people use the pill correctly (along with labeling the days of the week, having the sugar pills even more distinguishable from the rest, etc.).

Really?  I heard that menstruation was kinda...unnecessary.  I know that the last girl I was with (and, yes, I'm sickened to say that) had an IUD, and hadn't had a period in 5 years, with no ill effects.

There really isn't any consensus about the long term effects of not menstruating due to hormonal contraception. Generally, most doctors believe its safe to skip it for several months in a row (hence the availability of three month cycles of the pill), but recommend four periods a year as a precaution.

Also, oral contraceptives affect everyone differently. Some have sensitivities to the regular pill, requiring the mini pill (which contains only progestin, rather than the standard progesterone + estrogen mix) and/or taking the one week monthly break.

And, of course, there are people who are concerned about the long term effects of skipping even one period.

[TheL]

I think it is because the pills taken during the period don't actually do anything.  The only reason that they are included is to keep you in the habit of taking the pill every day.  Presumably, they're visibly different because it would be bad to accidentally take a sugar pill instead of a real pill at any other point in the month.  Actually, in my wife's, each week is a different color.

The brown ones also usually contain iron.  Since the week off the hormones gives you a "period," the iron helps prevent anemia in people who are susceptible to it.

To put this in perspective: The last period I had before going on the Pill, I was so anemic that after 15 minutes I had to go back to bed.  I was too dizzy to remain upright any longer.

[Smurfette Principle]

My pills look like this:



And they come in a cute little sleeve that's about the size of a credit card:



I'm not sure what my white placebos do since I don't bother taking them. I don't think they have iron in them, though.

[Shane for Wax]

Mine have ferrous fumarate, 75mg.

So long as we're swapping BC ingredient lists.

[Kit Walker]

...What I'm getting from this is that Dees thinks that the Legend of Zelda games are documentary accounts of the true history. Because that's the fucking Master Sword the dude is swinging.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Because that's the fucking Master Sword the dude is swinging.

Oh my god it is.

But...that picture is very skillfully done I must admit.

[Kit Walker]

Because that's the fucking Master Sword the dude is swinging.

Oh my god it is.

But...that picture is very skillfully done I must admit.

Yeah, Dees' art skills aren't lacking. When he's not making a batshit conspiracy picture about Jews, Big Pharma, etc. Found this on his site as well:

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Because that's the fucking Master Sword the dude is swinging.

Oh my god it is.

But...that picture is very skillfully done I must admit.

Yeah, Dees' art skills aren't lacking. When he's not making a batshit conspiracy picture about Jews, Big Pharma, etc. Found this on his site as well:

...is the punchline vulture capitalism?

[Dakota Bob]

Not exactly politic, but still an awful cartoon:

[Lt. Fred]

The hilarious part is that straw-Dawkins still shits all over them.