Yaz Side Effects Pose Serious Threat to Women
Yaz is a popular birth control pill that is taken by millions of women around the world every year. As of late, Yaz has been linked with certain serious Yaz side effects and possibly life-threatening injuries. Women taking Yaz, or its generic form Ocella, have reportedly suffered gallbladder disease, blood clots, among other serious health problems. And on top of the already mounting scrutiny, the FDA has sanctioned the makers of Yaz and Yasmin for misleading television adverts that did not properly informing consumers involving the conditions the contraceptiions were meant to treat.
Among the different disputes impending on Yasmin, Yaz and Ocella birth control, the contraceptives also include drospirenone, an element not in other oral contraceptives. The British Medical Journal published studies in August 2009 recording an increased risk of venous blood clots in women taking drospirenone as opposed to those who received other oral contraceptives. In that same month, the FDA issued an uncorrelated advisory to Bayer Pharmaceuticals, makers of Yaz, for using low-quality batches of drospirenone from a plant in Germany. For the benefit of public interest and well-being, these studies have been made available free on the web.
It is imperative that women became their own advocates and take charge of the decisions being made about their health and their bodies. As a whole, the American public relies too heavily on doctors and pharmaceuticals to give them answers in a bottle. In the internet age, it is up to you to do your own inquiry and remain knowledgeable. Drug recalls and corporate lawsuits have become all too commonplace in America. At some point, people have to stop looking to the government and big business to have their wellbeing in mind. It is time for the public to eventually take the first step and not be so quick to accept anything given to them in pill form.
