birth control
"I chose this also to lessen periods. Inserted March 2015. I'm 47, have had no children & have a womb which tilts towards my back Insertion was horrendous & as I have arthritis, I'm used to pain. Severe cramping afterwards, eased after a few days. Ocasional cramps since. First month very light period nothing since - that's the good news for me! I've been on the mini-pill before & had bad side effects. No greasy hair/skin, no mood swings/low libido/insomnia, but the weight gain has been rapid. I've gone from a uk 14 to a 16/18 without changing my eating habits or levels of physical activity. It seems to be concentrated around the stomach. I'm now obese & struggling to find a strategy to lose the weight. Advantages outway weight gain for now."