I've had much sucess with ortho tri cyclen. It's helped with everything from my heavy & very painful periods, to acne.. With very little, if no side effects. I've been on it for about a year now and don't plan on switching up.

I was on mircette for 6 years and had no problems whatsoever. I just switched last month to lutera (my medical provider's coverage changed) and haven't had a problem so far. My doctor said that she prefers lutera anyway because it has a more balanced ratio of estrogen and progestrin. She said that spotting may happen but being sure to take the pill regulary around the same time each day would help (i haven't had a problem so far), the only difference has been some breast tenderness (but that went away after a few weeks) and my period started very soon after taking my first placebo pill... On mircette I always started around the third placebo day. Something you should also take into account is the hormone desogestrel... Or lack thereof... Check it out: http://www.Bloom berg.Com/apps/news?Pid=20601103&sid=au a3th5.Nqco&refer=us

I have been on yasmin for 11 months. I have a lighter, shorter and regular period. No side effects. Neither positive not negative. I had heard that it improves skin texture and thats its a "feel good" bcp, but I can't tell any obvious difference!

Last month I ran out of yasmin and had to switch to gynera. Been on it for a week now and I seem to have made a smooth transition.

I have been on yasmin for 11 months. I have a lighter, shorter and regular period. No side effects. Neither positive not negative. I had heard that it improves skin texture and thats its a "feel good" bcp, but I can't tell any obvious difference!

Last month I ran out of yasmin and had to switch to gynera. Been on it for a week now and I seem to have made a smooth transition.

I've tried quite a few different brands of the pill, but the only one that's really worked for me is levlen 28. My periods are extremely light (almost non-existant even) and they never last more than 3 days. I also had an awful time using ortho tri cyclen lo (and regular ortho tri cyclen)... so you might want to try a monophasic pill instead of a triphasic one. =)