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Is It Safe To Use Yaz Birth Control Pills For Irregular Menstrual Cycle?

Hello! I am 26 years old and I have been drinking contraceptive pills for seven years (first Diane35 and for the past two years Yaz). I started drinking these not as a contraceptive but as a medicine. I didn t get my period (at all) untill the age of 17 (maybe the reason was that I was 173cm tall and my weight was 45-50kg), I only had severe pain in abdomene every four weeks . I wasn t worried about not getting my period and I done nothing about it... it came one day by itself. But, when I finally got it, it wouldn t stop for weeks. Sometimes, I was bleeding 40 days in a row and my periods were very, very painfull. At that time my anemia got worse and I was not feeling well at all. Sometimes my period lasted for three weeks and I would have only 5-7 days of rest until the next one arrived. When I couldn t bare it anymore I visited a gynecologist (eventough at that time I was still a virgin) and without any additional cheking, after listening about my situation, he prescribed me a Diane35 (and later on I asked him to switch it with Yaz). From that day on I had no more problems, pain is gone, my periods are precise and regular (my gyn told me that my state is incurable and that I have to drink pills till the moment I decide on having baby). Still, I m asking you for a second opinion because I m scared of potentially bad influece of long-lasting pill usage. What do you think about my problem?
Mon, 14 Dec 2020
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Hi,

It is safe to the Yaz for as many years as you like, either using the regular method or the continuous method. The side effects from taking Yaz continuously are the same as taking this pill in the regular way. Assuming you are healthy, long term use of Yaz should have no adverse impact on your health.

Long term Yaz use generally doesn't harm your ability to get pregnant and have a healthy baby once you no longer take it. But, before stop taking this medication, you should contact your doctor. This medication should be taken according to your doctor's advice.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Zubayer Alam, General And Family Physician
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Is It Safe To Use Yaz Birth Control Pills For Irregular Menstrual Cycle?

Hi, It is safe to the Yaz for as many years as you like, either using the regular method or the continuous method. The side effects from taking Yaz continuously are the same as taking this pill in the regular way. Assuming you are healthy, long term use of Yaz should have no adverse impact on your health. Long term Yaz use generally doesn t harm your ability to get pregnant and have a healthy baby once you no longer take it. But, before stop taking this medication, you should contact your doctor. This medication should be taken according to your doctor s advice. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Zubayer Alam, General And Family Physician