"i at 53 i took heather for birth control for the last 3 1/2 yrs. my doctor decided that i should not be on the pill anymore and i needed to stop taking them. during the time i was on the pill i never had a period. i loved it, no weight gain, no side effects. since i have been off of them i still have no period. my doctor said i probably will have gone through menopause and never had the symptoms."