Help i am new starting Yasmin

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Help i am new starting Yasmin
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Thu, 03-22-2007 - 1:01pm
Hi, i am currently taking Micronor and today i went to the doctor and she switched me to Yasmin, i wanted to switch, i took my micronor pill this morning and that was pill 17, i am on Yasmin 21 so the thing is how do i start the new pills? i want to start tomorrow .. so i start from sunday on the new pills or do i go to friday and how does the whole period thing work when on 21 pills?????
thanks
Miranda
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Registered: 02-22-2007
Thu, 03-22-2007 - 6:54pm
Hello, honestly- before you take Yasmin, you should see if she can put you on Yaz... It's 24 days.. light period. I was on Yasmin for a long time (4 years), but the estrogen levels are high in it.. Yaz has a lower estrogen level- it's safer..
My mom had breast cancer, so my doc switched me to Yaz as soon as she found out because she said the chance of me getting the brest cancer will increase with Yasmin because of the estrogen level.
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Registered: 07-26-2006
Thu, 03-22-2007 - 7:19pm
hey i was asking her about yaz and she told me that Yasmin is the Canadian version of yaz and we don't have yaz here . i am in newfoundland, canada
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Registered: 01-18-2007
Thu, 03-22-2007 - 7:34pm

Hi, I take Yaz and for sure Yaz and Yasmine are not the same. They are made by the same company and have the same amount and kind of progesterone. As the other poster said Yaz is lower in estrogen. You might want to check out the Yaz site at www.yaz.com to find out if it is available where you are.

Marcella

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 03-22-2007 - 11:09pm

Hi Miranda, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Thu, 03-22-2007 - 11:22pm
hi , thanks for all the replies .. i am now understanding it :) my boyfriend is comming in town on the 30th of this month if i start my yasmin now will i be ok for unprotected sex if i start my new pills we will be together from friday until sunday, or am i better off waiting and finishing the mini pill ?
thanks miranda
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 03-22-2007 - 11:40pm

>>my boyfriend is comming in town on the 30th of this month if i start my yasmin now will i be ok for unprotected sex if i start my new pills we will be together from friday until sunday, or am i better off waiting and finishing the mini pill ?<<


      Jill