"after years of having awful period cramps to the point of the first 3 days of it starting i always had to call out of work because i could not do a thing but lay down. heavy, very heavy bleeding. i have only been on this pill for a month and my first period was actually wonderful. very light bleeding and almost hard to tell cramps. i even lost 8 pounds without even trying. my face has also cleared up. i have tried all sorts of different birth control, with nothing working closely as well as this. i hope it continues to work this great."