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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July 27, 2008

Pros:

NO PERIODS!!! clearing my skin already, honestly no lie. no other side effects besides i'm not hungry every 5 seconds like before haha.

Cons:

besides the talk of bigger boobs, i like my small double A's, nothing

I have honestly only been on this for about a week and i had pretty okay very bad skin, pimples everywhere, i tried everything from cheap stuff to proactiv and nothing worked, proactive made it worse. I went on YAZ for my boyfriend and no more periods and it completely took a toll on me. It made a big difference. I already only have about 5 pimples left, before i started i had over 10 no lie. I love this stuff so much. and so does my boyfriend. ;]]
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July 2, 2008

Pros:

really nothing but shorter periods , i dont see anything happening to my face

Cons:

nothing , am not having any bad side effects

it might be working , am face doesn't look as bad as it use to , so i would say give it a try. i think it takes 3 months to work i have only been on it for 2 1/2 months .but give it a try,
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February 11, 2021
First week of YAZ - will be updating!

Okay so, i've had acne since i was around 13 and I have just turned 18 and nothing has ever worked for my skin. I've tried antibiotics, prescribed creams and even the microgynon pill but none seemed to work. My skin only ever clears slightly when I'm on my period, but most of the time I just have acne everywhere - it's never cystic, and I defo don't have it as bad as some people but it's still bad probably around 15 pimples on an average day but all different sizes. 

Anyways, I started YAZ a week ago and my skin has gone TERRIBLE lol but that's as expected. In addition to this, my boobs have grown (thank god!) about half a cup size and i'm having no emotional side effects as of yet. The worst side effect is defo the breakout, it's honestly so bad! My face is basically one huge spot and they're all so aggressive and sore but i'm praying they will start to clear at the 3rd month. I'll keep updating this when I get a change to any side effects :))

 

-Kate.

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Shelly Pearce
October 8, 2024
Hi, Do you have update? do you remember if your skin started to clear after 3 months or not? we are 6 weeks in and skin has got much worse!
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October 2, 2018
Acne ridden mess to kinda clear in 3 months
Just finished my third pack, and compared to how my skin was before, it has improved tremendously. I think I have a few more pimples coming in at the moment, one on my cheek, near my lip and on my forehead, but they're pretty small. Also, before starting the pill I was dealing with a lot of those little bumps on my forehead that take foreeevver to go away. They've cleared up A LOT but there is still some there, so I'll update next month on their status. The first month I had occasional mood swings (legit a couple fits of full blown tears for pretty much no reason.) I think my body/emotions just had to get used to the new hormones, because that hasn't happened since. My body, namely my butt and my boobs, have actually filled out quite a lot, so I've probably gained a bit of weight, but I honestly haven't checked because I like the way it looks. My only negative is that my boobs have been kind of sore, but nothing particularly bothersome. All in all I'm pretty happy so far. It definitely takes time. It's only been in the past couple weeks that I've really seen the improvement, but it's been getting better and better quicker and quicker.
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catcherinthetwilight
November 10, 2018
Update: Currently on my fifth pack, my skin is almost completely clear except for one small pimple on my left cheek and some blackheads here and there (nose mainly). The bumps on my forehead are pretty much entirely gone, and my skin is soo soft. I think that has a lot to do with the skincare i've been using lately, but I know the pill was helping me before, so it's hard to tell what is working the best. Overall I'm thrilled with how my skin looks and feels, and would definitely recommend yaz in conjunction with a good skincare routine and drinking lots of water, provided the pill is an okay option for you health-wise. I stand by four stars because while yaz has worked very well, I don't think it's truly capable of getting the job of totally clearing done on it's own. Also, by pack four, the soreness in my boobs had gone away.
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March 8, 2018
It takes 3-6 months
I have been on Yaz in the past and it really cleared my skin. I was on it for 5 years and had flawless skin by using Acne.org BP once a day and taking the Yaz. I went off of it for a year and my acne came roaring back. Four months ago I started to take it again for PMDD. My skin started to clear within a few weeks, but full clearing took four months. The first time I was on Yaz it took the full six months. I have never experienced much of an initial breakout with it, but everything that was below the surface, eventually did come to the surface and could be removed. The only reason I gave it four stars is that it caused me to have pretty noticeable melasma all over my face. That may just be my body though. I will gladly take some melasma over terrible periods and very bumpy skin.
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December 31, 2011

Pros:

Good price
short periods
bigger boobs!

Cons:

more headaches
tad more emotional

This stuff is great! I had to go on it for accutane and never went off because of the short periods that are 28 days apart exactly. I decided to go off of it because my skin was mostly clear and I wanted to see if it would do anything, and I did notice that my boobs got smaller! I also got a few less headaches and a little less emotional, but broke out completely on my first period! It was awful so I decided to try a different birth control which made me break out even worse! I'm going back on Yaz in a few days.
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November 11, 2009

Pros:

clear skin big boobies (:

Cons:

i feek tired all the time. sometimes i feel worthless to the point of sucidal thoughts

EVERY girl is different. we all react different so give it a shot and see what happens
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August 4, 2009

Pros:

cleared up skin dramatically had baby but soft skin !! and made my periods regular

i left Yaz for a while because my insurance didnt cover it i had taken Yaz for about 7 months and it cleared my face completly with no weight gain after Yaz i got on Trinessa it was horrible it made me breakout severely gain weight and bleed for a whole month !!! but know im back on Yaz ive only been taking it for about 3 weeks but his time ive gained a little weight and my acne hasnt cleared completley but im going to give it time i did take it for a long time before so let see what happens
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July 10, 2009

Pros:

FAB! Yaz cleared my skin COMPLETELY, even acne on my back that was very cystic and hard to get rid of! At first, I used it in combo with Spironolactone, but was able to stop the Spiro and only use Yaz b/c Yaz was so effective for acne!!

Cons:

Expensive ($50 copay w/my insurance), Breakthrough bleeding even after 6 months of being on it. Maybe more prone to crying?

Pros outweighed the cons. I want to go back on it! I'm currently on TriNessa and it's horrible!! It is giving me the worst acne I've had in my life and I've been on it for 6 months (switched to TriNessa b/c Yaz was expensive), so I think I've given it a fair shot at improving my acne and it seems like it isn't going to do the job!!! I know BC pills affect every woman differently, but I think Yaz is a great pill and I want to go back on it! Wish my copay was cheaper, but it's worth it. It's also worth the breakthrough bleeding--sometimes taking it at same time every day helps prevent the bleeding, so we'll see. Good luck, all!
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June 19, 2009

Pros:

It seems to have really helped my skin as I have had moderate-severe acne for the last 3 years!! Shorter periods!!

Cons:

My cramps seemed worse on my first period on the pill, even though I took the amount of Motrin my doctor told me too..

For me it has been working already very well for the skin!
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