{"id":7645,"date":"2012-09-05T16:12:49","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T23:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/downtownlalaw.com\/?page_id=7645"},"modified":"2026-06-14T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T17:27:09","slug":"yaz-defective-birth-control-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/downtownlalaw.com\/es\/practice-areas\/yaz-defective-birth-control-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Abogado de anticonceptivos defectuosos Yaz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yaz Defective Birth Control Lawyer<\/h1>\n
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Yaz is a prescription birth control pill manufactured by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals approved in 2004 by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).\u00a0 Since its inception, Yaz has been used by roughly 100 million woman and has been known to cause serious side effects, including blood clots, pulmonary embolism and stroke.\u00a0 The Yaz attorneys at Downtown L.A. Law Group understand the fragile nature of victims who have used this defective drug.\u00a0 We will make sure your needs are met, and that every client receives personal representation.<\/p>\n

What is Yaz?<\/h2>\n

Yaz is a combination oral contraceptive (COC) and only available by prescription.\u00a0 Similar to other birth control pills, Yaz contains hormones estrogen and progestin for the purpose of averting unwanted pregnancies.\u00a0 Yaz has also been prescribed to treat symptoms associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and temperate acne.\u00a0 Unlike other forms of birth control however, Yaz uses a form of progestin called drsp or dropsirenone, a hormone that has been shown to cause serious medical injuries due to an increase in user’s potassium levels.<\/p>\n

Dangers and Side Effects of Yaz and Yasmine Birth Control Pill<\/h2>\n

Shortly after Yaz’s approval, the FDA<\/a> was being flooded with complaints of serious injuries or even deaths related to woman taking Yaz.\u00a0 A 2009 study by the British Medical Journal discovered that drugs containing the hormone drospirenone contribute to increased occurrence of blood clots.\u00a0 A study done by the FDA in 2011 that drugs like Yaz have considerable health risks and raises the chance of a blood clot by over 75%<\/p>\n

Yaz Blood Clot \/ Pulmonary Embolism<\/h3>\n

Use of Yaz has proven to increase the risk of a blood clot.\u00a0 Blood clots can be healthy and even save lives as they are commonly used by our bodies to stop bleeding.\u00a0 However, in the case of Yaz and Yasmine, blood clots are formed unusually which often lead to heart attacks, stroke or serious injuries.\u00a0 Yaz pills have been linked to a six-fold exacerbation to the risk of thromboembolism; the development \u00a0of clots in the user’s leg or thigh that can eventually migrate to the lungs, heart, brain or other vital organs. Bayer, the parent company of Yaz and Yasmine has continually denied these reports, asserting that its drugs pose no greater risk than any other low-dose estrogen product<\/a> studied.\u00a0 If you are taking, or have taken Yaz or Yasmine, you be on notice if you experience:<\/p>\n