Your Side Effects May IncludeYaz side effects
drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol
This side effect is printed on the FDA label for Yaz. It was a question in our daily quiz, where you pick the real side effect from four choices.
Serious heart and blood vessel problems if you smoke
It's a boxed warning. The risk rises with age and how much you smoke, and the label says women over 35 who smoke shouldn't use it.
“Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptive (COC) use.”
Get help right away for leg pain or swelling, chest pain, sudden shortness of breath or vision changes, which can be signs of a blood clot.
13,964 reports to the FDA's adverse event system mention blood clots in the legs or lungs. A report is not proof the drug caused it. See the query
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