"i take birth control mostly to take care of my extremely heavy periods and hormonal acne. this is by far the best birth control i have been on for me. i originally started on zovia 1/35 (after already trying 2-3 different kinds of pills), which worked beautifully for a year until i began experiencing spotting and my dr recommended upping the estrogen and trying out the 1/50. when i first started it, i had horrible nausea because my body wasn&#039;t used to that amount of hormones, but that didn&#039;t last long. my skin was completely cleared up and periods were the lightest they&#039;ve ever been. really loved this pill but i&#039;m on mononessa now because my new gyno was scared of the amount of hormones i was putting into my body. never had side effects on this."