YASMIN is a combination of Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol which belongs to the group of medicines called Combined Oral Contraceptives. It is used to prevent pregnancy (contraception).
Both drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol are synthetic female sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone). They reduce the chances of pregnancy by suppressing the release of gonadotrophic hormones that triggers ovulation (release of a mature egg from ovaries). They also reduce the thickness of inner lining of the uterus which makes it not suitable for the foetus to implant and grow and alters the thickness of cervical mucus (a type of fluid produced by the cervix) which makes it difficult for the sperm to travel inside the uterus.
YASMIN may alter your regular monthly menstrual cycle, and so do not use rhythm or temperature methods to track ovulation, as they may not provide accurate results.
Dose
Take YASMIN strictly as advised by your physician. Swallow YASMIN with a glass of water. Do not crush or chew the medicine. YASMIN can be taken with or without meals. Try to take YASMIN at the same time each day.
Precaution
- Unusual spotting or bleeding
- Nausea
- Breast tenderness
- Headache
- Thick whitish vaginal discharge, vaginal yeast infection
- Depression
