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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August 23, 2010

Pros:

effective contraceptive
lighter periods

Cons:

a Danish study found 64% higher incidence of blood clotting with YAZ and Yasmin than pills that have been established for decades.

Blood clots leading to an embolism which can lead to death

I have been using Yasmin for 7 years and now am changing my method due to strong suggestion from my GP and after reading this article: [link removed]
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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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February 4, 2009

Pros:

? i didn't notice any change in my pms symptoms.

Cons:

I had so much break through, that i wasn't sure that it prevented pregnancy. i have a 4 month old daughter now. at first i thought it was me, that did something wrong, until my friend told me this morning that she's pregnant.

Maybe i didn't take it long enough, but i got pregnant on Yaz. I swithced from Yasmine to Yaz, because of the intoxicating commercial. lol. there was really no reason for me to stop taking yasmine. My girlfriend did the same thing, switch because the commercial sounded cool, and now, she's currently one month pregnant.
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November 26, 2008

Pros:

Prevents pregnancy!

Cons:

Made my acne worse (and I'm almost 29!) and I felt like my hormones were out of whack. My appetite was bigger too. This doesn't do half of what the ads say it does!!

Liked Yasmin better.
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March 11, 2008

Pros:

None that I know of

Cons:

Caused more breakouts, EXTREMELY TIRED, to the point where i am falling asleep at the wheel. I am sooooo tired!!!!!! i am also feeling depressed

Can't handle the fatigue. Wish I had never taken this, dont know why it's on the market. i want my money back!!
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April 23, 2009

Pros:

none

Cons:

It did nothing except make me miserable, I seriously had to stop after about 2 weeks. I could start crying at any given time, it's just not worth being depressed and having bad skin.

It's unfortunate that pimples and acne can really put a damper on one's life. I've only had this problem for the last couple of years, from having completely perfect skin. I feel for everyone who's going through it and I wish there was a perfect solution. Bottom line, it may not work for me, but it might work for someone else. All you can do is try.
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September 21, 2008

Pros:

NONE

Cons:

immediate weight gain, irritability, constipation, severe headaches

Ortho-tri cyclen lo!!!!!
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September 20, 2008

Pros:

NONE..BIRTH CONTROL PILL FROM HELL

Cons:

MADE ME NAUSEOUS AND COLLAPSE

I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT. I WAS TAKING THIS PILL FOR 4 DAYS ON THE FOURTH DAY I ALMOST COLLAPSED WHILE STANDING IN CLASS. MIND YOU I DONT SMOKE, DRINK OR TAKE ANY OTHER MEDICATION. PRIOR TO THIS i STARTED CRYING RANDOMLY AND FEELING LIKE I WANTED TO GAG. SIPPED ON SOME WATER AND COULDN'T EVEN KEEP IT DOWN. I STOPPED TAKING THE PILLS RIGHT AWAY AS THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE! BEWARE! I UNDERSTAND EVERY FEMALE IS NOT THE SAME BUT ANY PILL THAT IS MESSING WITH YOUR BODY CAN DO LONG TERM DAMAGE. IF U ARE CONSIDERING TAKING THIS PILLS PLEASE DO UR RESEARCH AND CONSIDER OTHER PILL/METHODS OF BC...GOOD LUCK!
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September 27, 2011

Pros:

none

Cons:

- it gave me severe acne all over my face
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Expensive
- made my boobs huge

I went on yaz primarily for my acne. I was told by my doctor to wait three months before seeing results. During those three months my skin got progressively worse, it never got better. My skin has never looked so bad. I have red scarring all over my chin and cheeks. I am very upset because before going on yaz my skin was clear... i would only get a few pimples around the time of my period.I would not recommend yaz to anyone.
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October 24, 2007

Pros:

short periods, hmm thats about it

Cons:

didn't clear acne. hair loss (yes I said hair loss!)

Taking this pill is not worth it. I have taken it for 4 months and it has not taken care of my acne. It reduced it some, but I am not willing to use it any longer since I am losing tons of hair in the shower everyday. Girls out there - Beware - hair loss is a common side effect that they don't talk about much...
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