> no side effects other than "increased menstrual flow". It's my understanding that with birth control pills, a woman can indefinitely delay her menstrual cycl

> no side effects other than "increased menstrual flow". It's my understanding that with birth control pills, a woman can indefinitely delay her menstrual cycle. I can absolutely see some making a choice to not have periods at all, if the other side effects for them are negligible. An option that not only brings periods back but makes them messier would not look very attractive in comparison. As with most things health and lifestyle, everything involves tradeoffs, and choices are dependent on individual valuation of those tradeoffs.