Yaz-Blisters

Side Effects

Oral contraceptives do have side effects, so is Yaz birth control pills. Women using Yaz birth control may experience following side effects:

- Yaz does not protect from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or HIV
- Women over 35 years of age and smoking are strictly not advised to take Yaz or any other oral contraceptives as it may increase the chances of cardiovascular side effects including blood clots, stroke, and heart attack.
- During the initial treatment of Yaz birth control pills, women (greater than 1%) may experience side effects like headache, breast tenderness, upper respritory vaginal yeast infection and excessive vaginal discharge. 
- Women using Yaz birth control pills during premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) may experience intermenstrual bleeding, breast pain, headache, nausea, upper respiratory infection, suspicious Pap smear and loss of strength.
- Yaz birth control pills are not advisable for breast-feeding mothers. Hormones in pills can pass into breast milk and harm baby. It may also slow down the milk production.
- Yaz has unique hormone, drsp® or drospirenone (pronounced dros-peer-eh-known), which may increase the level of potassium. This may cause serious health hazards for women suffering from kidney, liver or adrenal diseases such as heart problems or stroke. If you are already on medical treatment for heart or cardiovascular disease or chronic inflammatory diseases, please consult with your doctor or healthcare professional before taking Yaz birth control pills. In any case, it is advisable for women to check their potassium levels before taking Yaz birth control pills for birth control treatment.

Overdose

If you think you are overdosed, you may experience immediate vomiting after taking pills, nausea, sever headache, sever abdomen pains, restlessness, high level of frustration and emotional disorder and even excess vaginal bleeding. In such cases, stop taking next Yaz birth control dose and seek your doctor or healthcare professional's advice first prior to resume your doses.

Additional Information

Store Yaz birth control pills at normal room temperature between 20-25°C (68-77°F). which are the most ideal temperature for storing pills. 

For women who choose the Pill for contraception, YAZ is the only birth control proven to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a condition with emotional and physical premenstrual symptoms severe enough to impact your life.