Study, 2008
Does YAZ birth control help PMDD symptoms?
FDA has approved YAZ for treating PMDD, and two studies showed it helps mood, physical, and behavior symptoms plus symptoms related to food cravings, water retention, and relationship difficulties.
What they did
This review describes FDA-approved treatments for PMDD. It explains that YAZ (drospirenone combined with a low dose of ethinyl estradiol) is taken as 24 days of active pills in each 28-day cycle. Two studies tested whether it worked for PMDD.
What they found
The two studies showed that YAZ was effective in treating mood symptoms, physical symptoms, behavioral symptoms, food-related symptoms like cravings, water retention, and problems in relationships that occur with PMDD.
What it means for you
YAZ is an approved treatment option for PMDD that addresses multiple types of symptoms. However, this summary is based on a review of other studies rather than new research, so the details of how large those studies were are not provided.
4
treatments approved by FDA for PMDD (3 antidepressants and 1 birth control pill)
24 days
active pills in each 28-day cycle with YAZ
2
studies showing YAZ effectiveness
About the study
- Original title
- YAZ in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Authors
- Rapkin AJ
- Journal
- The Journal of reproductive medicine
- Year
- 2008
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- YAZ birth control (drospirenone/20EE-24/4), taken as 24 days of active pills in a 28-day cycle.
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18980045/
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