Yaz and Aortic thrombosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Aortic thrombosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Yaz (drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol), especially for people who are female, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Yasmin, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Aortic thrombosis when taking Yaz. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 39,984 people who have side effects when taking Yaz from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Yaz?

Yaz has active ingredients of drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 41,514 Yaz users. Check the latest studies of Yaz.

What is Aortic thrombosis?

Aortic thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside aorta) is found to be associated with 173 drugs and 311 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Aortic thrombosis.

On Jul, 14, 2026

39,984 people reported to have side effects when taking Yaz.
Among them, 14 people (0.04%) have Aortic thrombosis.

Among these 14 people:

How long have people been on Yaz when they have Aortic thrombosis? *

What is the gender of people who have Aortic thrombosis when taking Yaz? *

female: 92.31 %
male: 7.69 %

What is the age of people who have Aortic thrombosis when taking Yaz? *

What are other drugs people take besides Yaz? *

What are other side effects people have besides Aortic thrombosis? *

Thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel): 10 people, 71.43%
Pain: 10 people, 71.43%
Injury: 9 people, 64.29%
Splenic Infarction (tissue damage of spleen): 8 people, 57.14%
Hepatic Infarction (particular area of the liver has lost its blood supply and died): 7 people, 50.00%
Depression: 5 people, 35.71%
Memory Loss: 4 people, 28.57%
Encephalopathy (functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition): 4 people, 28.57%
Muscle Atrophy (a decrease in the mass of the muscle): 4 people, 28.57%
Cholecystitis Chronic (long lasting infection of gallbladder): 4 people, 28.57%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 8 people, 57.14%
Stress And Anxiety: 5 people, 35.71%
High Blood Pressure: 5 people, 35.71%
High Blood Cholesterol: 5 people, 35.71%
Heavy Or Prolong Menstrual Bleeding: 5 people, 35.71%
Sleep Disorder: 4 people, 28.57%
Premenstrual Syndrome: 4 people, 28.57%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 4 people, 28.57%
Diabetes: 4 people, 28.57%
Depression: 4 people, 28.57%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

Yaz (41,514 reports)

Aortic thrombosis treatments and more:

Aortic thrombosis (1,372 reports)

How severe was Aortic thrombosis and when was it recovered:

Aortic thrombosis in Yaz

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

Aortic thrombosis and drugs with ingredients of drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol

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 Yaz:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Aortic thrombosis:

Aortic thrombosis (173 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Aortic thrombosis:

Aortic thrombosis (311 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 Yaz) and Yaz (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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