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title: Does the birth control pill with drospirenone improve mood and skin during the cycle?
description: Yes. Women who took drospirenone-containing pills reported feeling worse, having worse skin and hair, and weighing more after they stopped and switched to sta
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-acceptability-of-a-novel-oral-contraceptive-containing-drospirenone-and-its-2000/
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Survey study, 2000

# Does the birth control pill with drospirenone improve mood and skin during the cycle?

Yes. Women who took drospirenone-containing pills reported feeling worse, having worse skin and hair, and weighing more after they stopped and switched to standard pills.

 Early or limited evidence

Women who had participated in previous clinical trials of drospirenone-containing and conventional oral contraceptives

## What they did

Women who had completed clinical trials were surveyed after the trials ended about how they felt and looked. They answered questions comparing how they felt while taking drospirenone pills versus conventional pills.

## What they found

Women reported feeling worse during their period, having worse skin and hair, and weighing more after stopping drospirenone pills. They reported better mood, weight, skin, and hair while taking drospirenone compared to conventional pills.

## What it means for you

Drospirenone-containing pills may improve some women's mood and skin during their cycle and reduce bloating. The main limits are that this is based on women remembering and reporting their feelings rather than objective measurements, and only trial participants were surveyed.

30 micrograms

ethinylestradiol in drospirenone pill

3 mg

drospirenone dose

150 micrograms

desogestrel in conventional pill

## About the study

Original title The acceptability of a novel oral contraceptive containing drospirenone and its effect on well-being Authors Boschitsch E, Skarabis H, Wuttke W et al. Journal The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception Year 2000 Study design Survey study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1080/14730782.2000.12288988](https://doi.org/10.1080/14730782.2000.12288988)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[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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