“Natural” Birth Control Pill Available in Europe

after i had my baby last may, the doctor recommended Qlaira to me. I had never used contraceptive pills before, as I am very wary of taking any pills that could affect me. However, he said it was the best thing in the market. oh boy....was I in for a roller coaster ride....
first month was great! second month my period was irregular. third month was irregular again and my moods were so unstable. I felt like I had constant PMS. it just got worse and worse.... I started to think I had post natal depression and was even prescribed antidepressants!! I stupidly forgot it was the pill affecting me so badly....it was even affecting my marriage. I felt depressed, overwhelmed, and teary eyed all the time. Once I figured it out, I immediately stopped and haven't been on any pills since. Once I stopped I felt normal again!!!!

I have to agree to disagree with those pills. Besides the fact that I was bleeding for 10 days my mood was changed (the desire to cry all the time, to sleep most of the time and to be angry) I rather be more careful and use the condom than risk my health.
So Qlaira is a NO for me now.

I have been taking Qlaira for almost 2 months now and im considering going off it.. the first month was all good- no problems at all, but this month i have been bleeding for ages and hate it, i also feel like my moods swings are more regular and i get upset, annoyed and angry more easily. I feel like it is changing me as a person. It might get better after a few months of being on it but i dont think it'll be worth the bother of finding out.

I have been taking qlaira for 1 month and had no side effects at all, its given me energy and motivation, so far so good,

I have to agree with the previous comment. I am very skeptical that any hormonal interference would not have any consequences. The dangers of the pill are very well documented and it is no surprise that Bayer would go to great lengths to develop something that appears to be more natural.

"this could mean..." would be the operative phrase and I would remain safely skeptical until the product has been on the market for a couple of years and prove. Brief and often manipulated clinical trials are simply no sufficient to prove that a product is truly safe for women. The Yasmin/YAZ pill, which is currently subject to investigation and possible recall is supposed to provide reliable birth control and is marketed for such wonderful secondary benefits including reducing PMS and curing acne. Since Yasmin's release on the market there have been numerous cases of young and otherwise health women suffering irreversible and debilitating complications including pulmonary embolisms and stroke. Some died. Many of us take the attitude "it would never happen to me" but it does and has. Trusting profit driven pharmaceutical companies with our reproductive health is foolish when they have time and again demonstrated an inability to develop safe and effective contraceptive options.

It is time to stop taking risks with our precious health, abandon the hopeful thinking around "magic pills" and adopt more natural and safer ways of managing fertility.