"i&#039;ve tried just about every birth control in the book. depo was by far the worst with over 15lbs weight gain in a year, horrible acne and leg cramps. loestrin24 wasn&#039;t far behind with chronic exhaustion, zero sex drive and depression. ortho wasn&#039;t bad, but i did experience weight gain (about 5lbs in a year). yaz is by far my favorite, and i can say that both before having my first child and after.

yaz stabilized my pre-menstrual mood swings. i think it actually increased by sex drive post pregnancy. i&#039;ve had no weight issues and no acne problems. i think all the commercials about yaz&#039;s side effect are bogus - every birth control is going to show correlations with some disease or another. i&#039;d recommend yaz in a heartbeat."