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A member asked:

Please describe the medication: yasmin (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol)?

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Contraception: Yasmin (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) is used as contraception to prevent pregnancy.

Dr Samuel agreed

Answered 12/10/2013

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Birth control pill: Yasmin (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) is a combination birth control pill (oral contraceptive) that contains the ingredients ethinyl Estradiol as the estrogen component and drosperinone as the progestational component. It comes packaged in a 28 day pack where 21 tablets contain the active ingredients and 7 tablets are inert.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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I have been on yasmin for a while my dr suggests that i change to Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) when i start in my 8th day would i still be protected?

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I'm on yasmin, (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) this is my 2nd. Month I ran.out of pills for 3 day's. .I started them.back on the 4th day, but I have been bleeding now for 12days.

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Hi, I am currently using bc pills yasmin (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol). I am planning to try for baby. Can you please let me know how many months before planning I should stop it.

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Help, what to substitute yasmin (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) pill with?

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What can cause sudden trouble with yasmin (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) after 8 years?

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