"i was very impartial to this birth control after being on it for 5 months because i was gaining weight and i had not been on birth control for years. i went to the nuvaring, then to lo loestrin, and back to loestrin 24 fe because it was the best for me. at the beginning it makes my period last a little longer than usual but does make it lighter in flow and duration time. so i recommend loestrin 24 fe (little weight gain)."