What complications can come from blood clots caused by Yaz?
All “combined hormone” birth control drugs (Yaz or any birth control drug that contains both estrogen and progestin) carry an increased risk of harmful blood clots. This includes “The Pill” and all similar drugs that have come since.
Blood clotting is an essential characteristic for bodily health and prevents bleeding to death from even small wounds. Blood clots may form on the surface of the body or internally, within damaged blood vessels or organs.
When blood clots form unnecessarily, grave risks result. Blood clots may form within blood vessels and travel to other parts of the body, where they may block blood flow, cutting off oxygen and nutrients. Yaz birth control blood clots may cause damage in any part of the body, but the three most dangerous are:
• Heart, which may cause heart attack
• Lungs, which may cause pulmonary embolism
• Brain, which may cause stroke
Each of these conditions may cause severe damage or even death. To minimize the risk of Yaz birth control blood clots, women should not smoke while taking Yaz. Women using Yaz should also be familiar with the signs and symptoms of blood clots: sudden vision changes, weakness or numbness, difficulty speaking or understanding speech, shortness of breath, and chronic dizziness or headache.
Birth control lawyers are attempting to spread the word about the risks of Yaz. Birth control blood clots are among the most severe risks for women taking Yaz. For more information about Yaz birth control blood clots, speak with your physician.
If you or a loved one has been adversely affected by the use of Yaz, contact our Yaz Birth Control Lawyers via our contact form or by calling us at: 866-843-7367
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Yaz robbed me of 6 months of my life. For the time I was on it I had no energy and no personality. I had started taking it 8 weeks postpartum so I had been blaming my symptoms on that. Yaz put me into a depression. After going to the doctor to check thyroid and any other reason for my symptoms I decided to switch birth control suspecting it could be the source of my problems. After 2 weeks I felt as if a veil had been lifted and I could see the world again. I seem to still have problems with focus and memory but I’m unsure if Yaz could be the reason. I think this should be taken off the market.