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[peegeetip]

"It states that it should not be taken by women over 35 who smoke."

Or by ladies who:
drink
sit too long
fly coach 2hr+
play contact sports
avoid non contact exercise
avoid good oral hygiene
eat smoked/cured meats
breath in fumes whilst waiting on a bus.....
Etc etc etc

I'd love to meet the person who dreams up these nonsensical and vague notions. When so much else can affect our lives.

We really have to take things with a pinch of salt and get on with the quality of life BCP, HRT or whatever we choose provides.

There are lots of things that can make us prone to clots and vascular issues (bad teeth being one of the top issues).

Relax and enjoy yourself (and don't forget to floss once a week)

[Chi chi]

That made me chuckle peegeetip 
I hadn't even read the leaflet!

[Chi chi]

On a side note, what are the 4 white pills at the end of the packet?

[Briony]

They are the four blanks. That's one of the good things about Yas compared with other pills - only a short blank time so hopefully no hormonal dip 

[Chi chi]

Oh ok thanks Briony  Prof Studd told me to take 1 pack after the other without breaks

[Briony]

http://labeling.bayerhealthcare.com/html/products/pi/fhc/YAZ_PI.pdf


-DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION-----------------------
 Take one tablet daily by mouth at the same time every day. (2.1)
 Tablets must be taken in the order directed on the blister pack. (2.1)
---------------------DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS----------------------
Yaz consists of 28 film-coated, biconvex tablets in the following order (3):
 24 light pink tablets, each containing 3 mg drospirenone (DRSP) and
0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol (EE) as betadex clathrate
 4 white inert tablets




If you look here, the four white pills have nothing in. They are blanks. This means you do effectively get a break, so therefore everyone who takes it takes it 'back to back' (as in takes every pill in the pack, then goes on to the next pack). That's different to the 21 day pill packs where you are meant to take nothing for 7 days, but some people dont have the break and this is referred to as 'back to back'.

Hope that makes sense!

[Chi chi]

Thanks Briony