New Pill adds comfort for women

Source: Agencies | September 25, 2014, Thursday |

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A NEW contraceptive pill that lets women go four months without a period will go on sale this week.

While women have been able to control periods in the past by skipping sugar pills in their monthly packs and starting a new pack, Yaz Flex is the first pill in Australia designed to be used continuously.

Yaz Flex comes in packs of 120 pills and women who use it continuously will have three periods a year.

The pill comes with a palm-sized dispenser that records usage, notices when a tablet has been missed and provides an alert that alternative contraception must be used.

The Clyk digital tablet dispenser can be programmed to sound a daily alarm to remind women to take the pill.

More than 80 per cent of women admit to forgetting to take their contraceptive pill at some stage and 31 per cent forget it once a month, according to a survey funded by Bayer, the drug company that makes Yaz.

Alex Trevor, who has used the new pill for a week, loves the new digital dispenser which "keeps me on track". "There have been times when I've forgotten to take the pill in the past," she said.

Yaz Flex is a new version of the existing monthly contraceptive pill Yaz and both contain a combination of hormones that over time help reduce acne. Australia is the launch market for the pill, which is made in Germany.

Women worried about the health consequences of skipping periods need not be concerned, according to Family Planning NSW medical director Dr Deborah Bateson.

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New Pill adds comfort for women

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