Lysteda vs. Yasmin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lysteda and Yasmin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 84,559 people who take Lysteda and Yasmin, and is updated regularly.
What is Lysteda?
Lysteda has active ingredients of tranexamic acid. It is often used in menstrual periods - heavy, prolonged, or irregular. eHealthMe is studying from 289 Lysteda users. Check the latest studies of Lysteda.
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.
84,559 people who take Lysteda and Yasmin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Yasmin (drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol)
- Lysteda (tranexamic acid)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Lysteda:
- not at all: 8.16 %
- somewhat: 20.41 %
- moderate: 34.69 %
- high: 28.57 %
- very high: 8.16 %
Yasmin:
- not at all: 1.37 %
- somewhat: 6.19 %
- moderate: 12.05 %
- high: 35.5 %
- very high: 44.89 %
Want to compare Lysteda with Yasmin?
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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.
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Browse all side effects of Lysteda:
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 zBrowse all side effects of Yasmin:
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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on tranexamic acid and drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol (the active ingredients of Lysteda and Yasmin, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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).
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