1. Most gifts are not subject to the gift tax. For example, there is usually no tax if you make a gift to your spouse or to a charity. If you make a gift to someone else, the gift tax usually does not apply until the value of the gifts you give that person exceeds the annual exclusion for the year. For 2010, the annual exclusion is $13,000. 2.
Light menstrual periods, sometimes referred to as oligomenorrhea, can be normal, but they can also mean that a woman is experiencing hormonal changes or the effects of medical conditions, poor nutrition or stress on the body.
Women using birth control pills can expect lighter periods, and sometimes no periods at all- since the hormones in it can really thin out the lining of the uterus. This can even occur with normal pill pack use including the placebo week, not just with extending cycles or doubling up the active pills in several pill packs which actually intends for periods to be avoided.