Yasmin Birth Control Tablets (Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol Pills) provides an oral contraceptive regimen consisting of 21 active film coated tablets each containing 3 mg of Drospirenone and 0.03 mg of Ethinyl Estradiol. Yasmin is used to prevent pregnancy. Yasmin is also of some benefit in androgen-related acne, skin conditions or greasy hair.
Women taking Yasmin may also experience the following benefits:improvement in symptoms like bloating, swelling or weight gain related to fluid retention, more regular and lighter periods and a decrease in period pain.
Some conditions such as pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cysts, ectopic pregnancy, fibrocystic breast changes and cancer of the uterus (womb) and ovaries may be less common in women taking the Pill.