Yasmin and Pollakiuria - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Pollakiuria is reported as a side effect among people who take Yasmin (drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol), especially for people who are female, 20-29 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Yaz, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pollakiuria when taking Yasmin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 47,831 people who have side effects when taking Yasmin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Yasmin?

Yasmin has active ingredients of drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 48,855 Yasmin users. Check the latest studies of Yasmin.

What is Pollakiuria?

Pollakiuria (abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities or urine) is found to be associated with 1,749 drugs and 1,692 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pollakiuria.

On Jul, 06, 2026

47,831 people reported to have side effects when taking Yasmin.
Among them, 59 people (0.12%) have Pollakiuria.

Among these 59 people:

How long have people been on Yasmin when they have Pollakiuria? *

What is the gender of people who have Pollakiuria when taking Yasmin? *

female: 100 %
male: 0.0 %

What is the age of people who have Pollakiuria when taking Yasmin? *

What are other drugs people take besides Yasmin? *

What are other side effects people have besides Pollakiuria? *

Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 28 people, 47.46%
Abdominal Pain: 21 people, 35.59%
Abdominal Pain Upper: 20 people, 33.90%
Urination - Painful: 17 people, 28.81%
Depression: 13 people, 22.03%
Gallbladder Disorder: 12 people, 20.34%
Urinary Tract Infection: 12 people, 20.34%
Nausea And Vomiting: 12 people, 20.34%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 12 people, 20.34%
Gallstones (stone formation by bile component): 11 people, 18.64%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 12 people, 20.34%
Migraine (headache): 9 people, 15.25%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 7 people, 11.86%
Premenstrual Syndrome: 6 people, 10.17%
Acne (skin problems that cause pimples): 5 people, 8.47%
Asthma: 5 people, 8.47%
Helicobacter Gastritis (inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach caused by helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) a bacterium): 5 people, 8.47%
High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 3.39%
Headache (pain in head): 2 people, 3.39%
Depression: 2 people, 3.39%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Yasmin:

Yasmin (48,855 reports)

Pollakiuria treatments and more:

Pollakiuria (53,752 reports)

How severe was Pollakiuria and when was it recovered:

Pollakiuria in Yasmin

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol:

Pollakiuria and drugs with ingredients of drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol (80 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Yasmin:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Pollakiuria:

Pollakiuria (1,749 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Pollakiuria:

Pollakiuria (1,692 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol (the active ingredients of Yasmin) and Yasmin (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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