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I had very heavy periods when I was a teenager. They were sometimes very painful and made me feel lightheaded and dizzy, sometimes even nauseous. I very rarely let it get in the way of my life, but took a lot of pills to manage the pain. I was at a point in my life that I wanted to be prepared for sexual activity, so I asked my doctor if the pill could help with my symptoms, and although we weren't sure how effective it would be, it couldn't hurt. We both wanted to make sure that there wasn't any other problems causing my bleeding, so he did some tests as well. None of the tests showed any problems and the birth control pills did help a lot. I still lost about the same amount of blood, but it was over a week instead of two or three days and didn't cause me so much pain and fatigue. I don't see anything wrong with taking the pill to alleviate menstrual problems but I agree that it can potentially cover up a larger problem. Just be sure that things are checked out.