"i have been on loestrin for about 9 months now and took it to both reduce my period and birth control. i used to get my period for 7 to 9 days and it would be extremely heavy to the point i had to change every hour to 2 hours. yes i know horrible, and ever since i started taking loestrin i have mt period for 4 days at the most and it&#039;s super light. when i first started the pills i still would bleed a little between periods but after about 3 months all that went away. i used to forget but i use an alarm now and it works, i never forget now. i haven&#039;t had any side effects, no weight gain but i haven&#039;t gotten my period this month and i&#039;m not pregnant. i would rather have my period for at least a day so i wont get scared that i&#039;m pregnant."