Yaz Birth Control?

Question

I just started taking Yaz Birth Control about 2 weeks ago due to my irregular periods. Anyone know if this pill actually works and how do you like it?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I have taken Yaz for quite some time. It is a off-shoot of Yasmin, a birth control pill that has been on the market for several years. Both pills use DRSP, a different kind of female hormone. Traditional pills use estrogen and progesterone at high doses. Yaz uses DRSP so the doses of estrogen and progesterone don't have to be as high. I like Yaz. It works well. Typically, periods start about 3 days after the last active pill in the pack is taken. So, if you start the pack on a Sunday, you'll end the active pills on a Sunday, which means your period should start on Tuesday or Wednesday. I've noticed my periods are lighter, but they last just as long, which is 7 days for me. Of course, mine have always been 7 days, so that is nothing new. Also, I haven't gotten pregnant and I don't use a back-up method. I've been with my partner for years and stopped using condoms 2 years ago after we both got tested for STD's and HIV. So far, there have been no pregnancy scares. I began taking the pill years ago for irregular periods too. Yaz has worked the best at making my periods predicatable. However, please talk with your doctor about a condition called PCOS if you've been menustrating for several years and your periods have remained unpredictable or absent. Mine were mostly absent for 5 years before I found out I have PCOS. PCOS can cause infertility, diabetes, heart and immune diseases, and metabolic syndrome. It is serious if left untreated. The only real symptom is irregular and absent periods. The good news is that taking the pill can slow down the progression of the illness and ward off diabetes, infertility, and metabolic syndrome. I'm sorry for going on a tangent, but I think a lot of doctors overlook the fact irregular periods are a symptom of PCOS, a serious medical condition that can really affect a woman's life. If you just started having a period within the past few years, don't worry, it typically gets regular over time. And Yaz is really effective at regulating periods and making them lighter.

Answer 2

I tried Yaz for one of my medical problems in part of 2006. I was on it for 6 months. It didn't help the one problem I tried it for but helped another. When I first started it I had a really rough time adjusting to it because of some of the side effects I had. Based on that alone I would never take it again.

Answer 3

ANY delivery administration is extremely risky. It consequences your hormone balances and estrogen production, and could reason countless issues like delivery administration, etc. i could propose organic procedures of delivery administration, i.e. protection and a firtility calendar. it fairly is the main secure technique (i replaced into reading to be a nurse and found out countless issues)... in case you decide directly to have a newborn ultimately, Yaz extraordinarily will strengthen your threat of miscarriages.

Answer 4

nop.