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A member asked:

Will discontinuing yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) birth control relieve its side effects or cause weight gain?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Stop Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) now.: As soon as you stop taking Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) the side effects should resolve pretty quickly. Stop Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) now - plenty of other safer oral contraceptives around..

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Answered 6/16/2015

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