What birth control pill works best to stop the period?
All birth control pills with enough progestin can shut off the ovaries while the pill is taken. The estrogen in the pill helps to control spotting or irregular bleeding. But not too much estrogen because it is estrogen that builds the blood lining. Since the pill will be taken every day without a week off then it makes sense to use the lowest dose of pill available. Each pill should have the same amount of estrogen and progestin in each pill for every day of use. This means the phasic or pill packages with many different colors of pills will make your hormone levels go up and down each week and this can cause more irregular bleeding. My study of continuous birth control pill use was with the brand Alesse (20 mcg ethinyl estradiol and 100 mcg levonorgestrel) which is now available under several generic brand names like Levlite and Aviane. The progestin norethindrone may have less irregular bleeding with continuous use and the brand LoEstrin 1/20 has been available as a generic pill for
