"i started bleeding last year 2016 in april and bled until this year 2017 june. i had a d&amp;c in nov 2016 and had mirena placed. well mirena wasn&#039;t for me, it caused weight gain and loss of hair not to mention no sex drive and was still bleeding so i had the mirena removed on 6/18/16.  bleeding got worse by the next day doc had prescribed jolivette the mini pill there are like 7 different names for this pill also known as the mini pill or pops. i started it on saturday the 19th and 6 days later period free, no cramping, no bloating, no back pain - nothing. i&#039;m so happy after a year of bleeding its finally over and i&#039;m 47 no side effects at all. i&#039;m actually losing weight so if you have abnormal bleeding i would highly recommend this pill"