Yasmin Information

Yasmin

Yasmin prevents ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary) and also cause changes in your cervical and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to reach the uterus and harder for a fertilized egg to attach to the uterus.

Yasmin is used as contraception to prevent pregnancy. It is also used to treat moderate acne in women who are at least 14 years old and have started having menstrual periods, and who wish to use birth control pills to prevent pregnancy.

This medication is also used to treat the symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), such as anxiety, depression, irritability, trouble concentrating, lack of energy, sleep or appetite changes, breast tenderness, joint or muscle pain, headache, and weight gain.

What's inside Yasmin

Recent Yasmin Side Effects

Posted by kateybug 16 minutes ago
Yasmin has caused me to almost blackout twice now and my period has been the most up and down experience i've ever had. I don't know now if my period isn't starting due to other reasons or if it's from stopping that Yaz, it's starting to worry me. Can anyone share with me their periods after getting off Yasmin? I've been off it for about 3-4 months now...so, I really don't know if my periods should be getting back on track now or if they should continue to be screwy for a bit longer.

Posted by bodythief about 22 hours ago
Oh and anyone who was on yasmin and having heart difficulties please let me know what I can expect long term after quitting taking the pill im hoping that these heart side effects arent permanent

Posted by bodythief 1 day ago
I have NEVER had any problems my whole life until this pill I started taking Yasmin when i was 19 and i LOVED it for the first 6 months, no mood swings no headaches no symptoms at all, and it was the first BC id ever taken so I thought I was pretty lucky. Then I started getting headaches eventually it was a constant headache no breaks for 2 months I thought i had a tumor or something, my toes and fingertips were tingling and partially numb, i was getting dizzy at work out of nowhere, I had leg cramps, my stomache was constantly hurting, eventually it was swollen to the point I could feel it by barely running my fingers over. Then finally one day at work out of nowhwere I streted blacking out, made it to the bathroom held on to the sink so I wouldnt fall, my face was GHOST WHITE and my eyes were purple, I held my head under the water for five minutes before I was fine, So I finally went to the Dr and she told me the headaches were probably from the pill and since I wasnt sexually active at the time I should stop, so I did. And she told me my stomache pain was from gastritis and gave me a perscription which never worked. I later founf out frtom a friend that the tingling and headaches and being dizzy and gastritis was from being anemic so I started taking iron pills and it all went away. I AM POSITIVE THAT YASMIN MADE ME THIS WAY IN THE FIRST PLACE ever since then I cannot have caffein which never was a problem, my stomach has never fully healed i cant eat alot of stuff I use too, and I cant do alot of stuff I use to do because I get anxiety ALL the time. I was off the pill until I was 21 then I started taking it again because I got a new dr and she said try it again just to make sure and that maybe I just had too high of a dosage before, now im frickin sorry I ever went back on because now I have experienced Kidney pain, left side of chest and arm pain off and on constantly for the past 6 months recently Ive been getting blurred vision and blacking out randomly, and my lymphnodes on the back off my head head swelled up without being sick or anything the drs checked and said they were fine ran tests no cancer or anything no infection just a big fat ?....even though they havent been swollen in months and months i still feel shooting pain in them from where theyre hitting a nerve sometimes and again ive never ever when I got sick had those particular nodes swell in my whole life let alone being completely healthy as far as colds or flu or wtv theres honestly so much more to tell about the hell ive been in for the past 4 years but not enough time for anyone to read I QUIT taking the pill in december becuse My BOYFRIEND AND TWO BEST FRIENDS TOLD ME ABOUT SEEING THE LAWSUITS ON TV WITH THIS STUFF!! at first I didnt think it was that bad most of my problems I thought I was making up in my head until i saw it on tv for myself... so I finally got on the internet today(even though ive been off it for 2 months) and saw the serious side affects that werent listed on tv that all you girls have been having and I realized IM NOT A HYPOCONDRIAC thanks to YAS and OCELLA I will NEVER trust or take any kind of birth control pill, patch, shot AGAIN because Im terrified of dying, and Im honestly scared that alot of these symptoms ive had will never go away, Im almost 23 and dont want kids but Ill take my chances.

Yasmin in the News

..On the grapevine - Mirror.co.uk
..On the grapevineMirror.co.ukActress Lisa B and model Yasmin Le Bon have been busy setting up charity Mothers 4Children. They've even teamed with Elemis to give a percentage to UK ...
Sun Feb 07 06:48:52 +0000 2010

PAKISTAN: No way back to Bajaur - IRINnews.org
PAKISTAN: No way back to BajaurIRINnews.orgI want work so my children can go to school,” Yasmin Mamond said. Other IDPs, too, say they have little choice but to consider a life away from home. ...and more »
Sun Feb 07 08:53:39 +0000 2010

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Channel 4's Indian Winter is an insult to Asians - Independent
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Channel 4's Indian Winter is an insult to AsiansIndependentCan't say we weren't notified. On billboards everywhere, already sending some of us off the road, there was Channel 4 bringing India to town. Wicked! ...and more »
Tue Feb 02 07:56:19 +0000 2010

Yasmin Chemical Information

ethinyl estradiol - A semisynthetic estrogen. Ethinyl estradiol binds to the estrogen receptor complex and enters the nucleus, activating DNA transcription of genes involved in estrogenic cellular responses. This agent also inhibits 5-alpha reductase in epididymal tissue, which lowers testosterone levels and may delay progression of prostatic cancer. In addition to its antineoplastic effects, ethinyl estradiol protects against osteoporosis. In animal models, short-term therapy with this agent has been shown to provide long-term protection against breast cancer, mimicking the antitumor effects of pregnancy. (NCI04)

drospirenone - A synthetic spironolactone analogue and progestin with progestational and anti-mineralocorticoid activity. Drospirenone binds to the progesterone receptor, the resulting complex becomes activated and binds to specific sites on DNA. This results in a suppression of LH activity and an inhibition of ovulation as well as an alteration in the cervical mucus and endometrium. This leads to an increased difficulty of sperm entry into the uterus and implantation. This drug is used in oral contraceptives.