Birth control to reduce period symptoms?

I just started a new job, and it involves a lot of field work. My team aside from me is all men, so I'm a little concerned about managing the daily work when I'm on my period. I don't want to disrupt our workday by needing to change a pad or tampon, but I also can't exactly be out in the field bleeding for 8 hours straight. I've heard birth control can reduce/stop your period, but is there a version that would actually do so (relatively) soon? If it's going to make my period even heavier for a few months and then stop it, that's not feasible unfortunately.