Members' Experiences using Microgynon

[Jocey]

This thread is a place to talk and read about VP.com members' experiences using Microgynon.  Please keep in mind that everyone is different and thus Microgynon will affect everyone differently.  Others' experiences, positive or negative, will not necessarily be the same as your experience.

If you have had a negative experience with Microgynon, remember that not everyone may have had or will have the same problem(s); likewise, if you've had a positive experience, remember that that may not be the case for everyone.

The patient information for Microgynon is an excellent resource to have on hand.  If you don't have a paper copy handy, you can click here to view a .pdf version.

If you have questions that are not about side effects/personal experience and are not covered in the Hormonal Birth Control FAQ, please feel free to bring them to VP on Livejournal, which remains our primary place for sexual health conversations.

[Hiriel]

I've been using Microgynon for a year and a half now, and I'm very happy with it. When I started taking them, it was my first time on hormonal birth control, and the first week was memorable. I take each pill before I go to bed, because I go to bed at about the same time every night, around midnight. At four or five in the morning, when my body had had time to absorb all the hormones, I woke up, and threw up. Every night for a week... But after that, I've not been bothered with anything at all. My boobs got quite noticeably bigger (about one cup size I think), but that doesn't bother me

The package of Microgynon I get does not contain placebo pills for the hormone-free week though, and it can be hard for me to remember to start taking them again, but that's my own fault. My periods got shorter, and less painful, on Microgynon, and they're also as regular as a clock, but they already were before I started taking pills. And Microgynon is one of the really cheap brands (and one of those you get for free when under 19) in Norway