Yasmin Information

What's inside Yasmin

Recent Yasmin Side Effects

Posted by rayne about 6 hours ago
hey everyone im 16 and i started takin yasmin on june 14th mainly for irregular periods and to not get pregnant.ive almost fi...

Posted by snm about 17 hours ago
OMG!!!! I've suffered all these side effects and just didn't realize it was this damned pill. I even visited by OBGYN about t...

Posted by addab about 20 hours ago
Got married about a couple years ago and went on Yasmin. First BC and as I've never had any BC did not know what to expect. ...

Yasmin in the News

UNICEF/EU officials on Guinea Worm assessment tour - The Statesman Online
The Ambassador for European Commission Directorate for Humanitarian Aid Office, Filberto Seberigondi and UNICEF Ghana Country Representative Yasmin Ali ...
Mon Mar 10 04:33:01 -0400 2008

Le Bon campaigns against fake goods - The Press Association
The real model - Yasmin Le Bon, wife of pop star Simon - was there to launch a major global campaign to combat the rising tide of counterfeiting and piracy ...
Mon Mar 10 06:15:46 -0400 2008

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Powell's Rivers of Blood are back again - Independent
Back in the spring of 1968, East African Asians were adjusting to the retreat of colonialism. We were, remember, the essential middle-class buffer between ...
Sun Mar 09 21:44:35 -0400 2008

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.