Randomised trial, 2009
Does Yasmin birth control reduce PMS symptoms better than another pill?
Yes. Yasmin reduced water retention, improved breast tenderness, and improved skin problems more than desogestrel pill. Both prevented pregnancy well.
What they did
768 healthy Chinese women using birth control were assigned to either Yasmin (573 women) or desogestrel pill (195 women). They took their assigned pill for 13 cycles and reported their symptoms, weight, and other effects.
What they found
Both pills prevented pregnancy effectively. Yasmin users reported more improvement in water retention and appetite, breast tenderness (18.0% versus 11.3%), and skin problems (12.6% versus 5.4%). Yasmin users lost 0.28 kg while desogestrel users gained 0.57 kg.
What it means for you
Yasmin may help more with some PMS-related symptoms from birth control than desogestrel pill. Both prevent pregnancy effectively. This study was in healthy Chinese women.
768
healthy Chinese women
13
treatment cycles
18.0%
Yasmin breast tenderness improvement
About the study
- Original title
- [Efficacy and safety of drospirenone-ethinylestradiol on contraception in healthy Chinese women: a multicenter randomized controlled trial]
- Authors
- Fan GS, Bian ML, Cheng LN et al.
- Journal
- Zhonghua fu chan ke za zhi
- Year
- 2009
- Study design
- Randomised trial
- Participants
- 768
- What was tested
- Yasmin (drospirenone plus ethinylestradiol) versus desogestrel pill
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19563061/
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