Benefits of using an everyday pill

I am currently taking the pill and have 7 days every month where I take no pill. I have heard that you can now get a pill that you take everyday? What are the benefits of using such a pill?

In Ireland most contraceptive pill packs contain 21 pills - with 7 pill free days then until the next pack starts. However, some women would prefer to take a pill everyday as when they stop for 7 days they can forget to start into the next pack. Normally you will have your period or bleed during the seven days between pills. There is a new pill which has 28 tablets – 24 of them are active and the other 4 are inactive (i.e. hormone free, also known as sugar tablets).

Because you are taking the active pill for 24 instead of 21 days most women find they get fewer pre-menstrual related symptoms such as breast tenderness, period pains and pelvic cramps.