Most forms of birth control help with acne and reduce period length. Ortho Tri-Cyclen is the only one they did clinical acne studies with, since they can afford it. I use a generic version and it's had all the same effects, it's very nice, my skin is a lot less oily. But it won't do the same things for everyone.

Like others said, talk to your doctor, don't let a pharmaceutical company's marketing website decide what's right for you. Tell your doctor about how you'd like shorter periods, if that's important. If cost is an issue, ask about generic versions. If you don't actually need it *for birth control*, tell your doctor about that, there are very low dose hormones you can take that will shorten your period.

thanks; and yeah i'm definatly gonna discuss it with my doctor; and i've gotten a few friends opinions :]

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