Ok, i'm reposting this topic now that I know the other brand name for my new pill and I probably should stop replying to myself.

i'm on ortho tri cyclen lo right now but at the end of this pack i'm supposed to start alesse/levlite (i guess it's known by two diffrent names and the first seems more popular). I kept having periods that were a week and a half long. Now they stopped though every time I have sex I bleed all over again for about 2-3 hours then stop.

More estrogen was the common answer to making it stop, however planned parenthood switched me to a pill with even less estrogen. Otcl has .025 mg in each pill, alesse/levlite only has .020 mg. The only difference is it's a monophasic pill instead of triphasic and I think it has more progesterone potency in it.

I'm supposed to try it for two months, thne tell them if it got any better but I can just see this blowing up in my face again. I even told them I thought I needed more estrogen. I'm not sure of their thoughts behind this new pill and how it could stop the long periods. Anyone have any idea?