"since getting a tubal ligation 10 years ago, i have had heavy periods,  over the years it has gotten heavier &amp; more painful, i got anemia, and so fatigue at least 2 weeks before period and then my cycle would last at least 9-10 days. so basically a week out of the month i was semi-normal. the beginning of this year i barely found out you can take birth control to stop your period, obviously i jumped on that, got a prescription for jolessa. started it &amp; my period still came as usual but wasn&#039;t that heavy, and then for the next 2 months i had spotting everyday.....but then the 3rd month maybe 1 or 2 days of breakthrough bleeding because i forgot to take a pill. now 10 months of taking jolessa i don&#039;t have a period at all."