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Women now have the option to use contraceptive methods to suppress menses for months or years. But how acceptable do they find this concept? Investigators conducted a survey on attitudes toward menses and menstrual suppression; valid surveys were completed by 292 women (age >18; mean age, 27) at family planning or OB/GYN clinics in Portland, Oregon, and Atlanta, Georgia, during a 6-month period. Most Oregon respondents (83%) were white, and most Georgia respondents (88%) were black. Oregon respondents were more likely to be single (80% vs. 63%) and educated beyond high school (40% vs. 25%). Georgia women were more likely to report their religion as Christian (73% vs. 35%) and to have had more pregnancies (2 vs. 1) and more children (1 vs. 0…