The bitter melon has a distinct warty texture and an oblong shape, about 10 to 20 cm long with bluntly tapering ends. It is most often eaten green, but can also be eaten when it has ripened and turned yellowish or reddish orange. The seeds are white in raw fruits and become red when they are ripe.he bitter melon has a distinct warty texture and an oblong shape, about 10 to 20 cm long with bluntly tapering ends. It is most often eaten green, but can also be eaten when it has ripened and turned yellowish or reddish orange. The seeds are white in raw fruits and become red when they are ripe.
1 Lybrel is a no-period birth control pill. 2  It is the first low dose birth control pill designed to be taken 365 days, without a placebo or pill-free interval. 3  Seasonale has 12 weeks of estrogen/progestin pills, followed by 7 days of no-hormone pills -- which means 4 menstrual periods a year.
How They Work. The drugs that suppress menstrual periods are birth control pills. One type known as extended-cycle makes the time between your periods longer. Another kind, continuous birth control, stops your period for a year without any breaks.Both contain pills with hormones that you take months at a time. These differ from a packet of 28-day birth control pills, which has 21 pills with hormones in them and seven pills with no hormones.ow They Work. The drugs that suppress menstrual periods are birth control pills. One type known as extended-cycle makes the time between your periods longer. Another kind, continuous birth control, stops your period for a year without any breaks.