drospirenone

Yaz contains estrogen along with a next-generation synthetic hormone called drospirenone, which is known to increase potassium levels in the blood.

NPR Topics: News 2011

Yaz contains estrogen along with a next-generation synthetic hormone called drospirenone, which is known to increase potassium levels in the blood.

NPR Topics: News 2011

Medical director of the Dublin Well Woman Centre, Dr Shirley McQuade, said Yasmin, which contains a progesterone called drospirenone, was a big seller because it did not cause fluid retention.

IrishExaminer.com 2009

The agency said the review is focusing on products that contain drospirenone, which is used in pills including Yaz and Yasmin, which are marketed Bayer AG.

Birth-Control Pills Face Safety Review Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

Yaz, Yasmin and other pills containing a synthetic hormone called drospirenone are the focus of a discussion Thursday.

The Seattle Times 2011

Yaz, its predecessor Yasmin and related prescriptions use a manmade hormone called drospirenone, which mimics the naturally occurring female hormone progesterone.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

The newer pills - including Yaz and Yasmin - contain a synthetic hormone called drospirenone.

NPR Topics: News 2011

The question of whether these contraceptives, which use a newer synthetic form of progestin called drospirenone, can make women more prone to blood clots has been a subject of debate.

NYT > Home Page By PAM BELLUCK 2011

The studies - both published Thursday in the online edition of the British Medical Journal - show that pills containing a new type of progestogen hormone called drospirenone carry up to triple the risk of serious blood clots known as venous thromboembolisms over an older generation of pills containing a hormone called levonorgestrel.

CBC | Top Stories News 2011

The highest increase in risk was seen in oral contraceptives that contained a form of progestin called drospirenone.

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