Is ethinyl estradiol drospirenone safe?
If you smoke while using birth control pills containing drospirenone, you increase your risk of having a blood clot, heart attack, or stroke. Your risk is even higher if you are over age 35, if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or if you are overweight.
What is ethinyl estradiol drospirenone used for?
Drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol combination is used to prevent pregnancy. It is a birth control pill that contains two types of hormones, ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone, and when taken properly, prevents pregnancy. It works by stopping a woman’s egg from fully developing each month.
When do you start taking drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol?
Instruct the patient to begin taking Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets either on the first day of her menstrual period (Day 1 Start) or on the first Sunday after the onset of her menstrual period (Sunday Start).
What is drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol side effects?
Nausea, vomiting, headache, bloating, breast tenderness, swelling of the ankles/feet (fluid retention), or weight change may occur. Vaginal bleeding between periods (spotting) or missed/irregular periods may occur, especially during the first few months of use.
What does ethinyl estradiol do to your body?
Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol combination is used to prevent pregnancy. It works by stopping a woman’s egg from fully developing each month. The egg can no longer accept a sperm and fertilization (pregnancy) is prevented.
Is ethinyl estradiol safe?
Taking ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel can increase your risk of blood clots, stroke, or heart attack. You are even more at risk if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, or if you are overweight. Your risk of stroke or blood clot is highest during your first year of taking birth control pills.
Does drospirenone cause breast growth?
Increased breast size Most women notice a mild increase in breast size, or no increase at all, using hormonal birth control.
Can drospirenone cause weight gain?
Yaz and other drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol birth control may cause weight gain in some women due to water retention and changes to your appetite. This weight gain is usually the result of water retention and often reverses if/when you discontinue the medication.
What is ethinyl estradiol side effects?
Nausea, vomiting, headache, abdominal cramps/bloating, breast tenderness, swelling of the ankles/feet (retaining fluid), or weight change may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly. Many women will not have regular periods while taking this medication. This is normal.
How safe is drospirenone?
While these products effectively prevent pregnancy, they are significantly more dangerous than other oral contraceptives. FDA Advisory Committee members discussed the growing evidence that drospirenone increases the risk of blood clots (deep vein thrombosis) more than the types of hormones in other birth control pills.