"i love the fact that i only get my period a few times a year. i was on the name brand version of jolessa, seasonique, for 6 months and when i would get my period, i would have terrible cramps...even when i wouldn&#039;t get bad cramps before being on birth control. i would spot a month before i was supposed to get my period. my twin sister started taking jolessa and told me to try it. i love it. i rarely spot, and if i do it&#039;s a few days before im scheduled to get my period. i highly reccomend it."