YAZ : Oral Contraceptive

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Active Ingredients:
Ethinyloestradiol (20mcg), Synthetic Oestrogen, and Drospirenone (3mg).

Inactive Ingredients:
Lactose, maize starch, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, purified talc, titanium dioxide, iron oxide red.

4 placebo (non-hormonal) pills per pack
Inactive Ingredients:
Lactose, maize starch, povidone, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide.

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December 2, 2008

Pros:

none

Cons:

This made my face break out even more than before. Gave me bad mood swings the first week, Gained more weight in only a week.

Dont use it unless it is your last resort before accutane. I started it and it made my face breakout and literally swell with infection. I started to get cystic acne until I quit. Ever since ive been battling this acne that has not gotten any better ever since I started the darn birth control. The biggest mistake that I ever made. Im never doing YAZ or any birth control again.
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September 26, 2008

Pros:

birth control (though i'm not sexually active), easy to take and remember, no nausea like i get from most meds

Cons:

slightly worse skin, achy joints, sleepy, probably a bit of gained weight, sort of moody

Well, i've only ever been on BCP's twice. None of which were for contraception. This pill is FAR better than ortho evra patch. Side effects arn't too bad. In some ways my skin is better, but I'm getting these big red zits between my eyebrows.:(
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August 20, 2008

Pros:

after a year Boobs grew 2 cups sizes, which means i dont fit in any bras at the size 32D. havent gotten pregnant, no emotional problems

Cons:

skin has gotten alittle worse. my weigh has steadily gone up. im 5'7", small frame and play tennis 5 times a week, i was 116 and looked healthy but now i cant get under 125 and although im far from fat, i just look unhealthy, ppl have noticed:(

its works for not becoming pregnant and it was nice to have bigger boobs, but really its one of those things you have to try for yourself, every woman is different and it will react different. the only thing i can say is that when it comes to brith control its a pill that makes your body think your pregnany so gaining and unable to loss weight should be expected since that what a real pregnacy would do.
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August 6, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up my acne. Dependable birth control method. Bigger boobs-I grew one cup size.

Cons:

Break-through bleeding. Made me gain weight. Felt tired a lot. Remembering the to take the pill takes significant effort. I became gassy.

It works. You just have to watch your weight and remember to take the pill everyday.
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June 21, 2008

Pros:

Still waiting for results.

Cons:

Have to remember to take the same time every day. Takes a long to begin working.

I was prescribed YAZ for my hormonal acne. I have just finished the first week of my second pack of YAZ. My acne seems to vary....at times my face is pretty clear and other times its not. I have heard that it takes about 3 months to really start working so I guess I'll stick it out and hopefully I will start seeing the results I want.
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March 29, 2008

Pros:

effective birth control method, lighter shorter periods, reduced period breakouts, less acne, less cramping

Cons:

spotted first month, seems to make me more gassy

it has controlled my acne. it isn't a miracle drug but it has worked and is a life saver for my once awful, horrible, debilitating periods.
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December 17, 2007

Pros:

made me get my period. that's about it.

Cons:

didn't do crap for my acne. in fact it probably made me worse. i can't go anywhere without feeling self concious of my skin, i can't stand to look people in the face. it made me moody, and irritable, and i cry easily. this product blows.

don't waste your money, for every 100 consumers only like ONE will have good results. the rest of us are screwed.
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September 4, 2011

Pros:

No weight gain

Cons:

Terrible mood swings, depression, anxiety since day 1! No sex drive at all! No skin improvement..:(

I have been taking this birth control for 3 Months and I have had enough! The first 2 weeks I cried everyday, I figured my body wasn't used to the hormones. I was wrong my moods never got better and neither did my skin,, starting ortho tricyclen in 2 days has got to be better than the 3 months of hell I just endured! I also experienced baddd cramps! This pill blows!
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July 28, 2010

Pros:

no side effects, cleared acne slightly, no ib, shorter light periods if i get it at all...

Cons:

wished it cleared my skin more, didn't get bigger boobs, and insurance won't pay for it so now i have to take the generic which might not work as well.

it took 3 months but it did seem like it was helping, i didn't get an ib which was great, shorter light periods lasted about a day and a half. now i'm on the generic starting to breakout already and i'm barely on the second week. too bad its not free anymore, i guess i'll have to switch to something else :(
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September 7, 2009

Pros:

regulates periods, no mood swings

Cons:

broke out in cystic acne all over my face, my boobs did not even grow

i went to birth control originally to help my face. second month and third month i broke out in cystic acne all over my face and everyone noticed. i looked like an effing pepperoni pizza. It was disgusting. I will now suffer from scars. I hate this birth control. i would rather get pregnant than have breakouts all over my face.
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