Unlike many of the other commenters, I am not a new mom. I began having peri-menopausal symptoms and was prescribed Yaz. My blood pressure got too high to continue and I switched to Jolivette. Since starting it more than a year ago, I have fewer mood swings and more regular periods. They are not regular--just more regular than they were due to perimenopause! I have noticed an increase in break-ou...
I was not told to use another form of birth control once I was not breastfeeding "full time" (which I later found out this pill is only effective when nursing "full time")My husband and I got pregnant while on this pill and me still nursing my son. My beautiful daughter was born with a rare birth defect, effecting her mid line of her face, it's called Frontonasal Dysplasia and abnomalities in her ...
MissyM | 19-24 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
4/2/2008
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 2.0
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I have been taking this medication for over a week and have not stop bleeding. I breastfeed my son and mix a little of formula. I seem to have a lot of pain in the lower parts of my belly. I don't want to stop breastfeeding but I can't put myself through this. My breast seem to hurt alot! I just don't kno what I should do. Sometimes being a mom can suck!
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Anonymous | 25-34 | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year |
3/31/2008
Condition: Birth Control
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very effective and easy to use, but period every 18-21 days and excessive discharge between periods.
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Monkeys1 | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
3/10/2008
Condition: Other
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I have been on this pill now for just about 1 month and 1/2 and I have done nothing but bleed.
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Mar | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
2/14/2008
Condition: Birth Control
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I haven't had my menstrual ever since I started taking it. I tend to forget to take it on time and I only breastfeed at night. My daughter is now a year old and I am experiencing some discomfort on my ovaries due to not breastfeeding full-time. Overall, I am satisfied with this medication.
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Taumann | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
12/23/2007
Condition: Birth Control
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I was not told to use another form of birth control once I was not breastfeeding "full time" (which I later found out this pill is only effective when nursing "full time")My husband and I got pregnant while on this pill and me still nursing my son. My beautiful daughter was born with a rare birth defect, effecting her mid line of her face, it's called Frontonasal Dysplasia and abnomalities in her brain. I also lost her twin with in the first 12 weeks of gestation. I am not positive if this pill has any relations to my daughters condition, but i am starting to investigate it! I continued taking Jolivette for the first 2-3 months of being pregnant, due to not knowing we were pregnant. Read More Read Less
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Life_Hope | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
12/9/2007
Condition: Birth Control
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I got on this pill because I was concerned about the interaction of other pills with my breastmilk. However, I saw my period the first month and have not experienced it since. I have heard that this is normal with some women on this pill. But I will confirm that with my Oby/Gyn.
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