"i&#039;ve had this birth control for the full 3 years as of december 2015. my doctor informed me that i would have little to no bleeding. i would bleed from 3 to 6 months at a time. when it was brought to my dr&#039;s attention she advised me to give it time. yes, it prevented pregnancy, but what they should&#039;ve said was that you wouldn&#039;t be having sex enough to get pregnant. i wouldn&#039;t be so terrible if it was light spotting but it was heavy the entire time. (a little tmi) it was suppose to help with my clotting but onlyl gotten worse. i&#039;ve finally taken my sister&#039;s advice to get a new doctor but i will not recommend this form of contraception to anyone. everyone&#039;s experience is different i would strongly do research about all of your options firs."