i have pcos and my dr. prescribed me the yasmin birth controll pill, please tell me everythink about the pill?

Question

like plz tell me side effects, bennifits, and anything else you can tell me about yasmin birth controll pill...thanks

Answer 1

I, too, have PCOS. Yasmin isn't a bad one.. you can have longer periods on it, but it's a low dose hormone so it's not too bad. Side effects are pretty much the same as any BC. May I ask how old you are? With PCOS you should know that it will be more difficult to get pregnant if you're trying as well as the horrible side effects. The BC won't help with any of those (in my own experience) But perhaps the site below will. I wish you luck and love!


In response to BSG, those alternatives will NOT help with PCOS. I realise you took that from the FDA site, but in this case, she needs direct info on PCOS as well as the pill. Yes, smoking increases health risks but so does drinking caffeine, drinking alcohol and obesity. In the case of PCOS, she'll be dealing with weight issues already (And since BC can cause you to gain weight, it's a problem.) I recommend you contact a specialist in PCOS. I know the Ohio State University has done some amazing things in the advancement of study in PCOS. See what you can find!

Answer 2

Well I also have PCOS and was prescribed Yasmin at first. It made me go nuts. My hormones must have been WAY out of wack, because when I was on that pill, it made me feel all sorts of crazy. On the other hand my friend who also has PCOS has been on Yasmin for years without a problem.

Being on birth control when you have PCOS and you aren't trying to get pregnant is very important to help regulate things. If this one doesn't work out for you, don't give up.

Answer 3

Benefits: not getting pregnant, possible decrease in risk for ovarian cancer

Women who should not take yasmin if they:

Smoke
Have high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol
Have or have had clotting disorders, heart attack, stroke, chest pain (angina pectoris), and cancer of the breast or reproductive organs, jaundice, or malignant or benign liver tumors.

SOME side effects:

Headache
Menstrual changes
Breast tenderness
Abdominal cramps and bloating
Nausea
Vaginal discharge

These are just the most common, not the most serious ones.

Also, women should not use Yasmin if they have kidney, liver, or adrenal disease because it can cause serious health problems. Also, Yasmin should not be used by people who have:

A history of heart attack or stroke
Blood clots in the legs, lungs (pulmonary embolism), or eyes
A history of blood clots in the deep veins of the legs
Chest pain
Known or suspected breast cancer or cancer of the lining of the uterus, cervix or vagina
Unexplained vaginal bleeding
Yellowing of the whites of the eyes or of the skin (jaundice) during pregnancy or during previous use of the pill
Liver tumor (benign or cancerous)

You definately shouldn't take any kind of hormone birth control if you smoke, as it increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and blood clots. If you smoke, consider discussing condoms and spermicide with your doctor or another alternative.

Im not sure how accurate the information on the side effects is, as the drug was just recently released, not in my PDR, and I got the information off the internet.

Always talk to your doctor before starting/stopping any medication if you are having serious side effects or an allergic reaction go to the nearest emergency room immediately.

There are some benefits to treating PCOS with birth control, however it does not cure it.

Answer 4

Birth control pill use.
The effect of using birth control pills on a woman’s subsequent
menopausal period is in large measure an unstudied phenomenon,
but birth control pills – which work by suppressing your native
hormones, can themselves lead to many health problems. Many of the
problems of estrogen dominance, including fluid retention,
depression, headaches, and urinary tract infections, are experienced
by women using birth control pills. Everything we’ve said about the
negative effects for menopausal women of using progestins applies to
the progestins used in birth control pills. Having altered your
normal hormonal cycles when using the Pill, you are more prone to
symptoms at midlife as well as potentially more serious health problems.
This is because the synthetic estrogens and progestins used in the
Pill can interfere with the body’s own progesterone receptors. The
progestins are more potent and may inhibit the product of your body’s
own sex hormones.

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Blessings~
Michelle Jones

Answer 5

I wonder if you have ever heard about " Natural Progesteron" - Many women with PCOS have had success using progesterone cream to help produce regular periods.

Natural progesterone, a cholesterol derivative, is made from wild Mexican yams or soybeans whose active ingredients are an exact molecular match of the body's own progesterone. Natural progesterone is not known to have any side-effects; nor have any toxic levels been found to date.

Ofcourse, always talk to your doctor prior to taking this supplement.

Recommendations and treatments for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS):

1. Sugar Avoidance/Reduction - high sugar diet causes obesity with further insulin resistance and aggravation of PCOS. The increased insulin from sugar consumption stimulates androgen receptors on the outside of the ovary, causing a failure of ovulation and the typical PCOS symptoms of hirsutism and acne.

2.Weight reduction can not only reverse testosterone and luteinizing hormone abnormalities and infertility seen with PCOS, but also improve glucose, insulin and lipid profiles. Obesity is an important feature with regard to hirsutism because it is associated with decreased sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). This results in increased levels of unbound testosterone and contributes to the acne and hair growth seen in PCOS.

Synthetic Progesterone
It is important to make the distinction between natural progesterone that is produced by the body and the synthetic progesterone analogues classified as progestins, such as Provera, Duphaston and Primulut. There is a big difference between the two in their effect on the body, although doctors most often use their names interchangeably.

Since natural progesterone is not a patentable product, the pharmaceutical companies have altered it to produce synthetic progestins commonly used in contraceptives and HRT. Synthetic progestins, because they are not exact replicas of the body's natural progesterone, unfortunately create a long list of side-effects, some of which are quite severe. A partial list includes headaches, depression, fluid retention, increased risk of birth defects and early abortion, liver dysfunction, breast tenderness, breakthrough bleeding, acne, hirsutism (hair growth), insomnia, edema, weight changes, pulmonary embolism and premenstrual-like syndrome. [Lee, John R., M.D., Slowing the Aging Process with Natural Progesterone, BLL Publishing, California, USA, 1994, p.12.]

Most importantly, progestins lack the intrinsic physiological benefits of progesterone, thus they cannot function in the major biosynthetic pathways as progesterone does and they disrupt many fundamental processes in the body. Progesterone is an essential hormone that also plays a part in the development of healthy nerve cells and brain and thyroid function. Progestins tend to block the body's ability to produce and utilize natural progesterone to maintain these life-promoting functions.

Without adequate knowledge, education and access to natural products, women have been easy prey to the powerful campaigns of the multinational drug companies that have convinced doctors as well as governments of their claims. It is becoming more evident that women's interests are not always best met through such a biased approach. It is also not unusual for profits to take precedence over health and well being. The last thing a woman needs is to have her natural bodily functions denigrated to deficiency diseases - thus necessitating ongoing medical attention.

The greatest weapon against compliance and ignorance is knowledge. It's time to ask poignant questions of your health provider, to demand answers and to be willing to investigate safe, alternative approaches. It is apparent that women will need to participate in educating their doctors about the other choices that exist as well as the ones that they prefer. Certainly, women have it well within their own power not only to find safe, natural and effective ways to heal themselves but to live long, full lives, preserving their vitality, youthfulness and health.

Answer 6

FOR ME,. IT HELPED TO REGULATE MY PERIODS, MADE THEM LAST ONLY 3 DAYS COMPARED TO A WEEK. AND IT TOOK A YEAR TO GET PG AFTER I WAS ON THE PILL FOR 1 YEAR.