Yaz Lawyers Inform Clients of Differences in Side Effects

Many patients who have experienced Yaz side effects, including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, are aware of the complications they have experienced but are unaware of either what exactly those side effects indicate and what the difference is between the two popular birth control medications.
Both once-daily birth control pills are based on the hormone drospirenone, but Yaz has a higher dose of estrogen than Yasmin does. In addition, the Food and Drug Administration has approved Yaz for purposes other than preventing pregnancy, including treatment of mild to moderate acne and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a more severe form of PMS. Yasmin is approved only for preventing pregnancy. Both come with the same set of side effects, however.

A British study has shown that women who take drospirenone-based birth control are six times more likely to develop blood clots than women who take any other form of hormonal birth control. While development of blood clots is a very real risk with any hormonal birth control medication, the risk linked to Yaz and Yasmin is much higher.Drospirenone causes blood clots because it can cause hyperkalemia, meaning an unusually large volume of potassium in the bloodstream. This can cause blood clots and Yaz deep vein thrombosis.

Deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and Yaz blood clots are three very different conditions, often with very different outcomes for the patient. “Blood clot” is an umbrella term for any time a blood clot is formed in a patient’s bloodstream. Blood clots can range from virtually harmless to life-threatening. Deep vein thrombosis is a condition marked by the formation of blood clots in the lower extremities, meaning the pelvis, legs, or thighs. This condition can be extremely painful, but is not usually life-threatening. However, deep vein thrombosis can turn into pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a blood clot breaks free from an artery and travels through the bloodstream to the lungs, where it blocks a pulmonary artery. Yaz and Yasmin pulmonary embolism is often fatal.

Yaz and Yasmin patients who are concerned about side effects they may have experienced should talk to both a physician and an experienced Yaz lawyer to determine the best course of action.