"this is the only birth control that has ever gotten my cycle regulated for a long period of time. usually i will switch medicines only to have it regulated for 3-4 months, then everything to go haywire again. with lutera, i have no breakthrough bleeding or spotting, no headaches or body aches, and no weight gain. i love this birth control. before i was on this, i was very anemic from an abnormal period (bleeding 2-3 weeks out of the month), but now i don&#039;t even have to take my iron supplement. also, i am not pregnant, so it works there, too, which is good."