"i&#039;m 22 and i started this pill exactly a month ago. i&#039;m about to start my 2nd pack this evening. i bled all month long and with the last 4 pills i didn&#039;t even spot or cramp. so i am a little concerned. i am definitely going to take a test before i start this new pack but other than the bleeding that has now stopped i have notice my skin is much better. i used to break out on my face chest and back and now its barely noticeable. i (reluctantly) got on the pill because of very painful ovairian cysts. i do feel pain here and there but nothing like i had before. when i was 16 i got on the nuvaring and was on that awful thing for 5 years. i got off it and lost 30 pounds!!!! and i&#039;m a petite person. but other then the spotting i love it!!"