Mass tort status is being considered in the lawsuits that have been filed against the makers of the birth control pills Yasmin or Yaz and its generic form Ocella. This is largely due to the increasing number of lawsuits being filed across the country where victims claim stroke and other serious health problems caused by taking Yasmin or Ocella. Yaz side effects extend from ischemic stroke or heart attack, to pulmonary embolism and other blood clot related injuries.

Among the different tilts impending on Yasmin, Yaz and Ocella birth control, the contraceptives also contain drospirenone, a component not in other oral contraceptives. The British Medical Journal issued studies in August 2009 diplaying a higher risk of venous blood clots in women taking drospirenone as opposed to those who received other oral contraceptives. In that same month, the Food & Drug Administration issued an uncorrelated cautionary letter 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 wellbeing, these studies have been made available free on the web.

It is crucial 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 medications to give them answers in a bottle. In the internet age, it is up to you to do your own inquiry and become knowledgeable. Drug recalls and corporate lawsuits have become all too commonplace in the U.S.. At some point, individuals have to stop expecting the government and big business to have their best interests 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.

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