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Yasmin Lawyers Are Fighting for Victims of Birth Control Adverse Effects

Yasmin Lawyers Are Fighting for Victims of Birth Control Adverse Effects

Yasmin lawyers have already driven many lawsuits against the pharmaceutical company Bayer. For anyone who has suffered from taking YAZ or its older, higher-dose counterpart Yasmin, adverse effects can be potentially life-threatening. YAZ class action lawsuits are based on a number of different accusations. They allege that Bayer failed to properly warn about the potential risks, as well as to adequately test and research the drugs before releasing them into the marketplace—not to mention a failure to remove the medication from the market once the adverse effects were apparent.

Yasmin lawyers have also filed claims demanding compensation in relation to false advertising. However, these class actions may be too late for those who were convinced to use the product after seeing ads that promised benefits such as clearer skin and less severe premenstrual syndrome.

Unique to Bayer’s versions and the generic Ocella, the dangerous component is mostly likely drospirenone, a synthetic variety of the hormone progestin. This potentially dangerous hormone is not included in any other contraceptive currently approved in the United States.

Yasmin lawyers encourage women who have been diagnosed with certain serious health problems after taking one of these pills to seek legal advice. YAZ birth control pill  side effects include:

  • Blood clots in the legs (thrombophlebitis), lungs (pulmonary embolism), blockage or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain (stroke), blockage of blood vessels in the heart (heart attack and angina pectoris) or other organs of the body

  • Liver tumors, which may rupture and cause severe bleeding

  • High blood pressure

  • Cancer of the breast*

*Note: Various studies give conflicting reports on the relationship between breast cancer and oral contraceptive use.

Over 50 fatalities related to the pills have been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including victims as young as 17 years old. As such, you should immediately consult your physician if you experience:

  • Sharp chest pain, coughing of blood, or sudden shortness of breath (indicating a possible clot in the lung)

  • Pain in the calf (could mean a clot in the leg)

  • Crushing chest pain or heaviness in the chest (possibly indicating a heart attack)

  • Sudden severe headache or vomiting, dizziness or fainting, disturbances of vision or speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg (could mean a stroke)

  • Sudden partial or complete loss of vision (could mean a clot in the eye)

  • Breast lumps (indicating possible breast cancer or fibrocystic disease of the breast; ask your doctor or healthcare provider to show you how to examine your breasts)

  • Severe pain or tenderness in the stomach area (could mean a ruptured liver tumor)

  • Difficulty in sleeping, weakness, lack of energy, fatigue, or change in mood (possibly indicating severe depression)

  • Jaundice or a yellowing of the skin or eyeballs, accompanied frequently by fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, dark-colored urine, or light-colored bowel movements (indicating possible liver problems)

A number of suits have been filed, and these may be consolidated in order to coordinate pretrial proceedings. Many different firms are representing plaintiffs to help them receive proper compensations. Consolidation will help avoid inconsistent pretrial rulings and repetitious discovery.

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