Yasmin is a unique form of oral contraceptive. Like all birth control pills Yasmin is 99% effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy but Yasmin works much differently than the traditional birth control pill. All birth control pills use some form of synthetic hormone, but Yasmin uses a different version of this progestin (hormone). Yasmin affects the body’s chemistry differently it works on excess sodium and water in the body. See what the Wall Street Journal had to say about Yasmin. Thursday October 9, 2002.
“The New Buzz In Birth Control: A Dieters Pill
It may be a young woman’s idea of the ultimate elixir: a pill that will keep you from getting pregnant, and help you lose weight at the same time. Word is it has arrived. Gynecologists and college health services have been surprised by an unusual number of requests for a new birth-control pill, called Yasmin, that patients believe will help them lose – or at least not gain – weight….”