bluegirl, that's a little like a family member who had very heavy periods and I think that's why she took the pill. I don't know if either is related to when she later had to have a hysterectomy.

I think it's interesting when people call sex without birth control "unsafe sex". I mean, that's how it was before birth control was around, and I don't think they called it unsafe.

bluegirl, I recommend looking into red raspberry leaf herbal tea. I wasn't having periods (I suspect it was because of psychiatric meds I took) and that didn't feel right/normal to me so when someone told me about it and my husband bought it for me, I started drinking at least one cup almost every morning and after a few months, my period came back. That was over a year ago and I'm not pregnant yet, by the way. But I drink it when my period comes each month.
If I remember right, we bought it from Good Herbs, Inc. and when I get home, if you're interested, I'll look at what brand we have now.