Did Yaz Usage Result In The Death Of A Loved One?

When a loved one passes, the loss is irreparable and a matter of great sorrow. Depending on the manner of passing, sometimes there are more questions than answers. What if the tragedy was preventable? What if a bad drug entered the marketplace that should have never come into the market and as a result tragically avoidable consequences occurred. As difficult as it may be to think of obtaining a lawyer during a time of grieving, one should consider doing that as soon as possible to discuss how evidence and rights needs to be preserved and how the drug company needs to be placed on notice of the side effects of their products.

There are many popular contraceptive pills in the market (like Yaz), against which hundreds of cases have been filed, as many times its consumption has led to various side effects, and even death in some cases.

What is Yaz?
Yaz is the name of a birth control pill, manufactured by Bayer pharmaceuticals. The pill has been in the market for many years, despite for a warning issued against it in 2008 by the food and drug administration (FDA).

What are the side effects of taking Yaz?
There are a number of side effects associated with this pill.
While some of them are minor, and experienced very commonly other are extremely detrimental to the health of the women who consume it.
Minor side-effects include:

• Nausea
• Weakness
• Headache
• Palpitation
• Confusion

Major side-effects include:

• Strokes
• Tenderness of breast
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Sagittal Venous Sinus Thrombosis
• Heart Attack
• Blindness

In the worst case, even death is a possibility.

How can a birth control pill cause death?
Yaz incorporates the use of drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol to avert pregnancy. This causes changes in a woman’s cervical and uterine lining and prevents the sperm from reaching the uterus.

Drospirenone in particular is attributed to a disproportional rate of causing internal blood clots. This in turn causes the above mentioned severe side-effects and possibly consumption of Yaz can also cause death.

Is it safe to consume other birth control pills?
Every birth control pill has certain side-effects. You must consult with a physician before taking any contraceptive pill.

How should this situation be addressed? The number of cases of deaths due to Yaz and other birth control pills are twice that of earlier generations of hormones. If someone you knew also suffered from the same unfortunate fate, you too should address this issue and speak with a yaz lawyer about your rights.

This may help you in obtaining compensation for your loss, but no amount of money can bring someone back. More importantly, it will help spread awareness against the pill and its adverse consequences. This is vital when it comes to insuring that other women restrain from using birth control pills by as much as possible and resorting to the other available means to avert pregnancy.

If the consumption of Yaz has resulted in the death of someone you knew you should consult with an attorney about your rights.