TOPICS - Yaz/Yasmin

Yaz and Yasmin are birth control medications manufactured by Bayer. Yaz and Yasmin contain drospirenone, which makes them different from other birth control pills available. Drospirenone is a progestin which can increase blood potassium levels and increases the risk of:

            Heart attack                            Cardiac arrhythmia
            Stroke                                     Kidney disease
            Blood clots                              Gallbladder disease
            Deep vein thrombosis             Death
            Pulmonary embolism

Yaz and Yasmin are believed to be related to a six-fold increase in the risk of blood clots.

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