"my experience: i&#039;m 18 years old, and this birth control is amazing! hardly use condoms with my spouse and i&#039;ve been protected for 2 and half years. the only bad side, is the bleeding and discharge. i&#039;ve been bleeding non stop and cannot tell what&#039;s my period and what&#039;s just blood. the other down side, is headaches and the blood! it&#039;s annoying to want to get intimate and have a pile of blood in your underwear. if you&#039;re looking for protection i highly recommend this, but if you mind bleeding and the other mishaps then try the pill!!"