DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL

The information wasn't readily available to me. I assume its due to the lower estrogen dose but I'm not 100% sure. Do the 24 active pills affect Yaz's AE profile in any special way?

I see many posts here every day asking about pregnancy and birth control. I thought some of you would find it helpful to have some general information about the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and birth control. I’m a few months away from finishing my PhD in neuroendocrinology. My thesis topic is how

I made this account just to post this. I’d like to start the post by saying THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. Please speak to your doctor before trying any of these things. I’m 30 now. I’ve always had fine hair, but I had a lot of it, thick, full, and healthy. That changed around age 26. That’s when I fi

Me again. Back to delve into the science around birth control. If you’ve been around the sub longer than 2 days, you have probably seen a post or two go something like this: OP: I tried birth control, and it was awful.... Mod: Which one? We ask this question so often that many of our top commenters

Hi. Full custodian of 16 and 14 young ladies. 16 year old has always had intensely uncomfortable/painful/heavy periods. Pediatrician recommended birth control. Brought her to gynecologist, she was started on a light dose (unfortunately I can't find the information for it, but I believe they were .5

Hello everyone, I am a long time lurker of this subreddit and wanted to give back to those who are also looking for some advice. As someone with significant ADHD, getting through these exams was incredibly difficult and I finally succeded on my fourth attempt. I learned confidence and repetition was

Throughout my mental health journey, I feel like I’ve tried everything- Uppers, downers, Prozac, Zoloft, even a blood pressure medication to try helping with my nightmares, you name it ! I have been diagnosed with PMDD ( Pre-Menstrual Dysphoria Disorder ) as of late, and have had to take birth con

Hi all, I’m 37 and was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s at the beginning of August 2024. I started taking birth control (drospirenone-ethinyl estradiol, a generic version of Yaz) in June 2024, and not long after, I started to feel off. I’m not saying the birth control caused my Hashimoto’s, but I’m wonder

I read this sub and the other sub every day and try to help if I can. I get frustrated when people say things like "I've tried everything and nothing helps." or "not interested in BC or antidepressants" or "The Pill made it worse" or "had a bad experience with SSRIs a few years ago". If I'm having