For eighteen years she kept having a baby at intervals of two years. Following the delivery of the ninth baby, she had uterine rupture and lost her uterus. My mother became the best example of how healthy a woman can be without having to menstruate. Every one of her ovulations was successful. Recurrent menstruation can have serious adverse health consequences.
Anemia is undoubtedly the disease most often affected by menstruation.
For countless malnourished women around the world already suffering from chronic anemia, monthly menstruation has potentially serious consequences. When menstruation volume is excessive, for example because of uterine fibroids, blood loss can be serious. Hormonal suppression of menstruation can be therapeutic in the treatment of the above conditions. For women who already take combined oral contraceptives to prevent pregnancy, there are no extra risks involved in taking the pills continuously to prevent inconvenient menstrual periods. The monthly bleed for oral contraceptive users is not, however, a proper period and is medically completely unnecessary.