Case Report Calls for Yaz Use to be Limited to Women with PCOS
According to information posted in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, birth control pills that contain drospirenone like Yaz and Yasmin should not be taken by women unless they have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) because of the risk the pills pose to women’s health.
Now that current research shows that oral contraceptives containing levonorgestrel and low-dose estrogen are safer, the report’s author Jennifer Ribowsky suggests that women not take the pills unless absolutely necessary. Ribowsky's report centers around what advice physician assistants should give to patients wondering whether to keep taking a birth control pill that was drospirenone-based.
After Ribowsky reviewed a number of different studies that looked into Yaz and Yasmin side effects, she determined that those pills can actually help women that had PCOS, which is an endocrine disorder that causes “excessive androgenic hormones, which can cause masculine effects like hair growth, as well as acne, irregular menstrual periods and polycystic ovaries. Yaz, Yasmin and similar drugs have androgenic effects that can counter some PCOS symptoms,” according to Ribowsky.
Naturally, the drug treatment that can help with PCOS causes its own damaging effects; namely blood clots, gallbladder problems, heart attacks, strokes and more. It is for that reason that Ribowsky concluded that the pills shouldn’t be prescribed to any women unless they were suffering with PCOS. She bases her opinion on the fact that there are safer birth control pills that are levonorgestrel-based. Many doctors and pharmacists would likely agree with her judgement.
Ribowsky has a good point. Trying to treat one harmful condition with a drug that causes even worse conditions just seems crazy — especially after Yaz and Yasmin have caused quite a few deaths, as well. That is why thousands of lawsuits have been filed against the maker of the pills, Bayer. You don't have to conduct research like Dr. Ribowsky to understand how dangerous the drugs are.
