"i have tried several other birth control pills in my lifetime and none have ever done for me what loestrin does.  i suffer from extremely heavy periods and no other pill has ever been able to help except for this one.  i get no periods on this pill.  to go from being unable to leave the house for a week to no period at all is beyond words for me.  not only is this medicine effective for birth control, it also allows for a shorter period, or none at all!  i love this and i will never switch to anything else."