Yaz and Coughing - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

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

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Coughing 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 Coughing?

Coughing is found to be associated with 3,177 drugs and 3,775 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Coughing.

On Jul, 31, 2025

39,984 people reported to have side effects when taking Yaz.
Among them, 209 people (0.52%) have Coughing.

Among these 209 people:

How long have people been on Yaz when they have Coughing? *

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

female: 95.57 %
male: 4.43 %

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

What are other drugs people take besides Yaz? *

What are other side effects people have besides Coughing? *

Pulmonary Embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung): 115 people, 55.02%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 107 people, 51.20%
Chest Pain: 78 people, 37.32%
Pain: 75 people, 35.89%
Stress And Anxiety: 62 people, 29.67%
Injury: 53 people, 25.36%
Deep Venous Thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis): 52 people, 24.88%
Emotional Distress: 43 people, 20.57%
Pain In Extremity: 37 people, 17.70%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 34 people, 16.27%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Acne (skin problems that cause pimples): 30 people, 14.35%
Premenstrual Syndrome: 28 people, 13.40%
Pain: 25 people, 11.96%
Depression: 18 people, 8.61%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 16 people, 7.66%
High Blood Pressure: 11 people, 5.26%
Stress And Anxiety: 11 people, 5.26%
Headache (pain in head): 11 people, 5.26%
Asthma: 10 people, 4.78%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 10 people, 4.78%

* 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)

Coughing treatments and more:

Coughing (361,780 reports)

How severe was Coughing and when was it recovered:

Coughing in Yaz

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

Coughing and drugs with ingredients of drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol (449 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+

Common Yaz side effects:

Browse all side effects of Yaz:

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Common drugs associated with Coughing:

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Coughing:

Coughing (3,177 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Coughing:

Asthma: 28,759 reports
Exercise-induced asthma: 28,706 reports
Ra: 28,588 reports
Arthritis - rheumatoid: 28,587 reports
Hypertension: 16,159 reports
Blood pressure - high: 16,068 reports
Familial primary pulmonary hypertension: 12,453 reports
Ms: 9,445 reports
Crohns disease: 8,547 reports
Plaque psoriasis: 8,534 reports

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Coughing:

Coughing (3,775 conditions)

Drugs similar to Yaz and Coughing :

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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