Ethinyl estradiol / norethindrone
birth control
"I've been on Loestrin 24 Fe for a little over a year now. This was the first birth control I've ever used. I haven't gained a single pound on Loestrin; if anything I've lost weight while I've been on it without trying! When I first started taking it I was moody for the first 3 months or so, but I was also under a lot of stress, so that might be part of it too. My periods were always cramp free and regular without birth control. On Loestrin my period doesn't always come regularly which bothers me, I'm always wondering if I'm pregnant. I think since it's only a 4 day cycle my body doesn't realize what it's supposed to be doing until it's too late, and I'm back on the white pills...so I never really get my period."