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Yaz, a popular fourth-generation birth control pill, has become a hot topic in many U.S. courtrooms. Yaz prevents ovulation in women and creates difficulty for the sperm in reaching the uterus. It makes it harder for a fertilized egg to become attached to the uterus, which can cause pregnancy.

The medicaltion is marketted to women 14 years of age and older and prescribed as a treatment for mild acne, PMS symptoms and symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. However, in recent years, many side effects of Yaz have become evident and have even taken the lives of innocent women who are being prescribed this form of birth control by their doctors.

Recent Lawsuit Against Yaz Makers

Hundreds of Yaz related lawsuits have been filed throughout the country and amidst them is one filed in California federal court recently. The lawsuit states that a woman taking Yaz, suffered a stroke which led to having a portion of her brain and skull removed as a lifesavingmeasure. Yaz and the severe side effects of its use are believed to be the cause of the stroke.

Susan Galinis, of Newark, California, filed the Yaz lawsuit against the producers of the drug, Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Galinis claims that the birth control was not adequately researched by Bayer before being marketted to women like her who were healthy before taking the pill. Her complaint also states that Bayer did not suffiiciently warn consumers of the increased risk of stroke accompanying the use of this contraceptive. According to reports, not only does Galinis hope to be compensated for all she has been through as a result of her stroke and Yaz, but she also hopes the lawsuit will make more women aware of Yaz side effects. She even hopes her lawsuit, and the hundreds of other Yaz lawsuit that have been filed, will forced Bayer to recall Yaz.

Ingredients in Yaz Could be Deadly

Drospirenone, a newer type of progesin, is contained in Yaz along with ethinyl estradiol. These two ingredients, when combined, are meant to prevent pregnancy. This combination could be lethal causing blood clots and strokes inwomen using Yaz. 

The Yaz lawsuits filed throughout the United States claim that an increase in the potassium levels in the blood is caused by drospirenone. The condition hyperkalemia may result and lead to other health issues. Yaz has also been linked to an increased risk of blood clots, which can lead to stroke, heart attack, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism or a very sudden, and unexpected death.

This Woman's Life Was Forever Altered

Galinis, who is now 39, was prescribed Yaz to ease pain she was experiencing from premenstrual cramps. She has only been taking the drug for four weeks and one day when she suddenly had a stroke in June 2008. Doctors made the decision, in order to save her life, to remove part of her skull in brain after she had been hospitalized for six months as a result of the stroke. As a result of the surgery, Galinis' IQ reportedly dropped to 77 and she has little to no short-term memory.

Bayer announced, in early October, that 129 lawsuits had been brought against them resulting from Yaz and its side effects. Thousands of more lawsuits are expected to follow in the upcoming year. However, Yaz has yet to be recalled despite the stroke, blood clots, and other injuries it can cause and it still remains one of the most widely prescribed forms of contraceptive in the United States.

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