The risk of Yaz and Yasmin side effects have been well-publicized in recent times, due to the high risk of serious complications from the birth control pills including heart attack, stroke, and blood clots. A recent study has uncovered another worrying fact – Yaz is the most popular oral contraceptive for teenaged girls. The study, made my Thomson Reuters, was released at the end of March and proves that the controversial fourth-generation pill is more popular than it has ever been.
The study was based on statistics collected between 2002 and 2009 and surveyed over 3 million American women. It also proves that, despite the fact that Yaz was made to run ads with corrections that outlined serious side effects associated with the product, their previous ads – which glossed over complications and touted benefits such as mild acne treatment and reduction of severe PMS – perhaps remain stuck in the minds of consumers.
The millions of teenage girls are at risk for side effects such as blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and Yaz gallbladder problems associated with the medication, just as older women are at risk for the same side effects. The drospirenone-based birth control products have been shown to cause more than six times as many blood clot related side effects than other oral contraceptives.
There are already more than seven thousand Yaz-related lawsuits in courts throughout the United States at present, and it is unclear how many plaintiffs are teenaged. Furthermore, a number of these lawsuits are wrongful death lawsuits filed by family members – Yaz has claimed the lives of several young women with serious side effects like pulmonary embolism, which kills 60,000 Americans per year. It is not clear how many of these deaths are caused by Yaz.
The increase in Yaz use by young women may result in an increase of Yaz lawsuits after they experience some of the side effects of the product.
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