"this is my first time using any form of birth control. i&#039;m glad i went with the patch, i have been on it for 8 months. at first it decreased my libido but that subsided. the only downside is that it made my periods longer (5-6 days to be exact) i used to only have periods for 3-4 days max also made my cramps intense for the first two days of my period, i never had cramps before using birth control. other than that in happy with the patch"