By Jody Lee
radio host, author, political and lifestyle blogger, media consultant
Published: June 24, 2009

That is what the ads urge – that women “re-punctuate” our lives.  In other words, mess around with Mother Nature.

Me?  I’m not entirely comfortable with the idea…

Take this medicine and you will only have four periods a year.  Or two.  Or none.  Different meds promise different results, but all are geared toward avoiding the inconvenience of women having a monthly menstrual cycle.

Is it just me or is this idea making anyone else nervous?  I know, I know – the ads say it will not affect your ability to bear children in.  I haven’t seen the science on which they base that – or the test studies – so I will reserve judgment.  But I’m doubtful.

And in the meantime, what kind of changes are we inflicting on our bodies and the way they will behave in the future?  See, I don’t think anyone can honestly say that they know the answer to that. 

Women’s bodies are amazing, intricate, crazy things.  The monthly cycles we experience tie into everything in our bodies and everything around us as well.  The moon, the tides, the whole harmony of the earth.  Okay, okay, I’m sounding a little like a Birkenstock-wearing hippie, but I truly believe that our bodies are a miracle.  Geez, just look at the way they work!  How could anyone doubt they are miraculous?

Our bodies naturally begin a cycle at a certain age, end that cycle at another age, and behave in a certain way in between.  And messing around with that natural order for the sake of convenience just does not seem like a good idea.

Is it just me?