有關女性口服避孕藥雅緻（YAZ）和優思明（Yasmin) 的報導

近日，有關女性口服避孕藥雅緻（YAZ）和優思明（Yasmin）比其他避孕藥具有較高的形成血液凝塊風險的報導。

我們美健藥房在聽到這一消息後，主動聯絡我們藥房正在服用優思明的顧客，以解決她們的疑問或顧慮。

雖然雅緻（YAZ）和優思明（Yasmin）仍然能夠通過處方購買，但是有些顧客可能開始考慮選擇其他的處方避孕藥。

其實，市面上還有其他一些常用的口服避孕藥，不含與雅緻（YAZ）和優思明（Yasmin）相同的激素drospirenone。例如：Alesse（也可為Alysena 和Aviane），Min Ovral，Marvelon（APRI）,Tricyclen Lo等。雖然這些口服避孕藥與雅緻（YAZ）和優思明（Yasmin）相比有較低的形成血液凝塊的風險，但是在每10,000名服用這些避孕藥的女性中仍然會有1 個案例發現會形成血塊。

有些人可能會考慮使用一些非口服的避孕方法例如荷爾蒙宮內節育器 (Mirena, IUS）或者非荷爾蒙的宮內節育器（NOVA-T, IUD）。這些節育器需要由醫生植入，它們可提供3-5年的避孕效果。

還有一種非口服的避孕處方藥叫黃體酮注射劑（Depo-Provera），需要由醫生注射，避孕效果為3個月。

以上僅僅是一些其他常見的處方避孕藥的例子，而每種類型都會有不同的風險和效果，或者未必適合您去使用。例如，35歲以上有抽煙習慣的女性，不應使用口服的避孕藥，因為會增加形成血液凝塊的風險。她們應先向醫生諮詢詳情，以確定選擇正確的避孕方法。

如果您擔憂繼續使用雅緻（YAZ） 或優思明（Yasmin）會有血塊形成的風險，建議您向醫生詳細諮詢。在美健藥房，我們有女性藥劑師可以為您提供有關避孕的進一步信息。我們的電話號碼是905-305-0111。

美健藥房，為您的健康着想！

Recent news about Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control Pills

Recently, there were news about women taking the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin having higher risk of blood clots compared to women taking other birth control pills.

We, at Custom Care Pharmacy, have proactively contacted patients taking either Yaz or Yasmin to address their questions or concerns after hearing about the news.

While Yaz and Yasmin are still available through prescription, many women may now be wondering about other prescription options for birth control.

There are other commonly used oral birth control pills that do not contain the same hormone (drospirenone) as Yaz and Yasmin. Examples are Alesse (also available as Alysena and Aviane), Min Ovral (Portia), Marvelon (Apri), Tricyclen Lo, etc. Although these oral birth control pills seem to have lower risk of blood clots compared to Yaz or Yasmin, one in 10,000 women taking these birth control pills will still develop blood clots.

Some women may consider using 'non-oral' birth control prescription options such as the hormonal (Mirena®) intrauterine device (IUD) or the non-hormonal Intrauterine device (Nova-T). These devices are inserted by physicians and they provide contraception for a 3-5 years period.

Another ‘non-oral’ birth control prescription is the (Depo-Provera®) progesterone injection. This injection is given by the doctor every 3 months for contraception. 

These are just a few common examples of prescription birth control options. Each type has a different risk and benefit profile that may or may not be suitable for you to use. For example, women over the age of 35 who smoke are at an increased risk of blood clots and should not be using birth control pills. We encourage women to discuss with their doctor to determine the right prescription birth control option for them.  

If you have concerns about blood clots or continuing to use Yaz/Yasmin, you should discuss this with your physician.   At Custom Care Pharmacy, we have female pharmacists on staff that can provide you with further information on birth control. Our phone number is 905-305-0111.

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