Medroxyprogesterone acetate vs. Yaz: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Medroxyprogesterone acetate and Yaz. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 142,249 people who take Medroxyprogesterone acetate and Yaz, and is updated regularly.
What is Medroxyprogesterone acetate?
Medroxyprogesterone acetate has active ingredients of medroxyprogesterone acetate. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 12,600 Medroxyprogesterone acetate users. Check the latest studies of Medroxyprogesterone acetate.
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.
142,249 people who take Medroxyprogesterone acetate and Yaz are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (medroxyprogesterone acetate)
- Yaz (drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate:
- not at all: 3.89 %
- somewhat: 6.91 %
- moderate: 12.55 %
- high: 32.2 %
- very high: 44.46 %
Yaz:
- not at all: 1.3599999999999999 %
- somewhat: 6.82 %
- moderate: 12.28 %
- high: 35.15 %
- very high: 44.38 %
Want to compare Medroxyprogesterone acetate with Yaz?
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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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Bahall M, Reyes AJ, Ramcharan K, Hosein N, Seegobin K, Bahall K, Sharma H, Dhansingh S, Mahabir A, "Neuro-ophthalmological manifestations after intramuscular medroxyprogesterone: a forme fruste of idiopathic intracranial hypertension?", Neurology international, 2016 Sep .
- Bahall M, Reyes AJ, Ramcharan K, Hosein N, Seegobin K, Bahall K, Sharma H, Dhansingh S, Mahabir A, "Neuro-ophthalmological manifestations after intramuscular medroxyprogesterone: a forme fruste of idiopathic intracranial hypertension?", Neurology international, 2016 Sep .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate (12,407 reports)
- Yaz (40,014 reports)
Browse all side effects of Medroxyprogesterone acetate:
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 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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on medroxyprogesterone acetate and drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol (the active ingredients of Medroxyprogesterone acetate and Yaz, 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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