Reply #37: It's only recently that women started having their periods every 28-30

[radwriter0555]

days... it used to be that women would only get their periods occasionally, considering childbirth, poor health, nursing, and the short life spans.

In many primitive cultures such as deep jungle tribes, the menses are very rare, usually a couple times a year.

There is no health benefit to having one's period, and no harm to halting it. And if you're intent on not having more kids and don't want to have your uterus' lining burned off, then the pill may be the way to go.