The birth control pills known as Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella are what's known as a form of “fourth generation” combination birth control. Unlike every other kind of birth control, these three relatively recent creations feature a relatively new synthetic progestin named drospirenone.

Beyond preventing pregnancy, such birth control pills have been very successful commercially in the United States by being marketed as helping to treat premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). However, both of these claims are false.

Yaz and Yasmin both are produced by pharmaceutical giant Bayer, while Ocella is a generic brand of birth control. So far, the Food and Drug Administration has not mandated a recall of these birth control pills, although the FDA has acknowledged they may pose risks.

Indeed, the FDA has issued a warning to the manufacturer of Yaz and Yasmin regarding their possible dangers. Still, the birth control pills remain available. But just because a drug becomes or remains legally available does not mean it is fully safe. Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella clearly are not.

Instead, these drugs can cause such serious health problems as blood clots, pancreatitis, gall bladder disease, heart attacks and strokes. In fact, they even can cause death. Maladies from these pills may afflict young women who have had no previous history of them and whose age would seem to preclude their arising.

Oral contraceptives should have no bearing on a woman's health in terms of such potentially deadly conditions. Yet Yasmin, Yaz and Ocella feature drospirenone, as other birth control pills do not.

Beyond getting prompt medical attention, sufferers of Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella birth control pills can seek legal help from a defective drugs lawyer. Jim S. Adler & Associates can provide such a personal injury attorney for sufferers of pharmaceutical company negligence.

Fill out and submit the free case evaluation form on this web page and a legal representative will get back to you promptly. With an Ocella, Yasmin or Yaz lawsuit, a defective drugs lawyer provided by Jim S. Adler & Associates can fight for your rights in the legal arena and can gain financial compensation for you from negligent manufacturers.

 

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