"i&#039;ve been on this birth control for about 3 years and it has been great. it does the job. i thought iid write this review because i didn&#039;t see many write ups about the generic version (mylan) and i have been on both the brand name (generess) for about 2 years or so and then switched to the generic for price purposes and have been on that for at least a year. i started generess when i was in highschool because i had really uncomfortable heavy 7 day periods and was also in a long term relationship. i am now in college and when i switched to the generic version i had no change in side effects or periods. i very rarely get a period (5&#039;4, 115 pounds) and had no weight gain that i can attribute to the pill. my skin is clear and never got pregnant"