Some pills that limit or cut periods (Sharewatch)
--Seasonique comes in packs with 84 active birth control pills and seven dummy pills, so it limits periods to every three months. Launched last August, it works the same as predecessor Seasonale, which got cheaper generic competition in September.

FDA approves contraceptive that stops periods (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Food and Drug Administration today approved the first birth-control pill that can stop a woman's period indefinitely. Lybrel, which is made by pharmaceutical giant Wyeth, contains hormone doses lower than oral contraceptives already available. It...

FDA likely to OK pill to end period (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Women looking for a simple way to avoid their menstrual period could soon have access to the first birth-control pill designed to let women suppress monthly bleeding indefinitely.