FDA Set to OK Period Suppression Pill

May 19, 2007 By LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer FDA Set to OK Period Suppression Pill (AP)

Women looking for a simple way to avoid their menstrual period could soon have access the first birth control pill designed to let women suppress monthly bleeding indefinitely. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expect to announce approval Tuesday for Lybrel, a drug from Wyeth which would be the first pill to be taken continuously. (AP Graphic)

(AP) -- Women looking for a simple way to avoid their menstrual period could soon have access the first birth control pill designed to let women suppress monthly bleeding indefinitely.

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