Do you worry that your birth control pill may be causing an increased risk of problems with your gall bladder? Worry no more!
Recently, there have been concerns about a possible link between a fourth-generation progestin called drospirenone (marketed as Yaz or Yasmin in North America) and gallbladder disease, even though there are no published clinical studies on such an association.
Drospirenone is one of the most popular types of birth control pills in North America.
In this new study, researchers followed more than 2,700,000 women who used birth control pills containing ethinyl estradiol and a progestin continuously for at least six months.
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