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title: Does Yasmin birth control reduce premenstrual symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes. Women taking Yasmin showed significant improvements in premenstrual symptoms and quality of life.
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Cohort study, 2003

# Does Yasmin birth control reduce premenstrual symptoms?

Yes. Women taking Yasmin showed significant improvements in premenstrual symptoms and quality of life.

 Moderate study design

858 women with suitable data for analysis; women initiating use of Yasmin

## What they did

Healthcare providers distributed surveys to women starting Yasmin. Researchers collected baseline and follow-up self-reported data on premenstrual symptoms and quality of life.

## What they found

Premenstrual symptoms significantly improved in all cycle phases (P = .000). The majority of individual symptoms (76.9%) improved significantly. Mental Component Summary score improved (P = .000), and general well-being improved, but Physical Component Summary did not.

## What it means for you

Yasmin appears effective for reducing premenstrual symptoms and improving mental quality of life, though findings were based on self-reported data with significant attrition (only 44.4% of surveys suitable for analysis).

858

women analyzed

76.9%

individual symptoms improved significantly

.000

P value for premenstrual improvement

## About the study

Original title Effect of an oral contraceptive containing ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone on premenstrual symptomatology and health-related quality of life Authors Borenstein J, Yu HT, Wade S et al. Journal The Journal of reproductive medicine Year 2003 Study design Cohort study What was tested Oral contraceptive containing drospirenone 3 mg and ethinyl estradiol 30 micrograms Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12621790/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12621790/)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Oral contraceptives and drospirenone](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-hormonal-contraceptives/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)

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