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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April 13, 2009

Pros:

Yaz has almost completely cleared my skin. I have only been on it for three months so far, and I am seeing great improvements. (:

Cons:

Typical birth control side effects.

I would reccomend. (: Worked for me. YAY!
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May 7, 2010

Pros:

-Helped acne
-Helped Blemishes
-Lighter Periods

Cons:

-Cramping(grrr)
-Cravings

I'm 16 and new to birth control.I'm about to begin taking accutane so I have to be on birth control,but I won't start my cycle(accutane) for a few weeks.I've been on Yaz for a couple of weeks.My skin is a little clearer,but...it isn't all fun and games.I had and still have nausea,stomach cramping,cramping(as though I have my period).But clear skin id definitely worth it,my body always takes a while to get adjusted to medications
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October 30, 2009

Pros:

helps acne a lot, shorter periods, bigger boobs.

Cons:

weight gain, highly priced, caused me excessive stretch marks.

I've been on Yaz for almost a year. I will say that at first it will seem like it is going to make your acne worse, but it actually has helped my break outs so much. I never really break out anymore...even when I'm on my period! I really have to say that Yaz has changed my skin for the better. On the downside I gained a lot of weight within the first few months using it, I developed a tremendous amount of stretchmarks on my hips, and outer thigh area, which is something that I never had before the pill. I wish I would have watched my weight and been more active so I wouldn't have these disgusting stretch marks now. When I started taking Yaz I was only 130, I wasn't fat and I had a nice body. I went up to 145 in a matter of 5 months. Works great for skin, but will cause weight gain. If you plan on trying it out I suggest working out and watching what you eat or you might end up like me embarassed to be in a bikini. :(
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October 7, 2009

Pros:

my boobs grew a bit

Cons:

ive been getting a bit of acne

ive been on yaz for about 2 weeks, so far my boobs grew a little bit, the first week around my period i was EXTREMELY moody, i would cry for no reason. this week ive been getting some acne, and ive never had skin problems, but i just started to brake out on my chest, face and back of my neck. supposedly it goes away after 3 weeks, so we'll see..
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September 13, 2009

Pros:

Cleared Skin, Regular periods

Cons:

Bad Cramps

I am about to start my second month of Yaz. The first 2 weeks my face broke out ALOT. Like worse then ever. But the 3rd week it cleared up and my face looked great and is still looking good. But I'm not taking Yaz because of that. I'm an Athlete and when I started doing a sport from 3 days a week to 5-6 days a week, I got my period 2-3 times a month 6 days a week with horrible cramps. So the Guynatologist made me take birth control. The other birth control Which was loestrin 24 broke my face out worse then it had ever been so I switched. My periods are regular still and I am having clear skin! It has worked great for me so far.
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January 21, 2009

Pros:

barely any pms or acne.

Cons:

severe migrane all three days of period ( i have long since been a monthly period migrain sufferer ), sore boobs, slight nausea if I don't eat when taking pill.

I like this MUCH better than Seasonale (constant bleeding/migraines/depression) and Nuvaring (sore boobs!!)
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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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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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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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August 4, 2009

Pros:

My skin has cleared up, my boobs have grown, I have lost weight, and cramps aren't as bad as they usually are!

Cons:

TERRIBLE dreams! I dream all night long and feel so unrested when i wake up in the mornings. =[ It has caused a few leg and foot cramps. Also, my vision has been a little blurry.

Even though it has a few negative side effects, the positive ones def. out weigh the negative!
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