"this is my first birth control ever - after i had an abortion on july. decided to take on the patch because it is easy and convenient and you don&#039;t have to remember to take everyday, just once a week and my change patch day is every monday. on my patch-free week today, menses came. tomorrow will be my second month wearing it and so far so good. side effects are mainly headache and a big appetite however no weight gain, no breakouts and some spotting in between. cons, will be lint adhere to the patch and it could be itchy for me once in a while."