[maddie1]

So, I am about 16 years old and I have always had regular periods since I first started getting them when I was about 10 or 11. I started using Yaz birth control in May up until July (my third package of pills) where I experienced bleeding throughout the whole month. My doctor recommended I switch to Yasmin and so I did. Yasmin worked well up uptil September (2nd or 3rd package of pills) where I once again experienced bleeding throughout the whole month. I took another trip back to my doctor and he put me on Nuva Ring but it did not stop. When the month for the ring was almost over, I returned to my doctor's and he put me on Alesse which I have now been on for about a week and a half and it still hasn't stopped. I've been on my period from about the 10th of September to now. I want to stay on a birth control, but I just don't know what to do. Should I give my current birth control more time or take another trip back to my doctor's office? Has anyone else had this problem? Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

[lizzardb63]

It sounds like you may need a higher dose of estrogen in your pill. SOmetimes if the estrogen level is too little, it can cause break through bleeding. Is it heavy bleeding? I would still see your doctor though. Keep trying, you'll find the right one

[maddie1]

The first times it happened with the Yaz and Yasmin it was mostly light, but since I was on the Nuva Ring and now the Alesse it's been heavy-ish. Do you know any birth controls with low chances of breakthrough bleeding?