Two of the most popular types of birth control pills have been linked to the deaths of at least 23
Canadian women, according to CBC News.
More than half of the women who died were under the age of 26, documents from Health
Canada obtained by CBC revealed. The youngest was just 14 years old.
Many of them died from blood clots, a health risk associated with Yaz and Yasmin, CBC reported. A number passed on weeks after starting the pill.
Medicial professionals reported 600 adverse reactions to Yaz and Yasmin between 2007 and Feb. 2013, including the 23 deaths.
An estimated three in 10,000 women taking “new-generation” birth control pills like Yaz and Yasmin will develop blood clots, compared to the one in 10,000 risk for women taking the older-generation contraceptives, Health Canada said.
The birth control pills in question are both made by Bayer, and contain the synthetic progestin drospirenone.
The company has stated that it stands by its products.
“Based on a thorough assessment of the available scientific data by regulatory authorities, outside independent experts and Bayer scientists, Yaz and Yasmin are safe, effective and have a favorable benefit-risk profile when used as directed in the Health Canada-approved product monograph," Bayer told the Vancouver Sun.
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Canadian women, according to CBC News.
More than half of the women who died were under the age of 26, documents from Health
Canada obtained by CBC revealed. The youngest was just 14 years old.
Many of them died from blood clots, a health risk associated with Yaz and Yasmin, CBC reported. A number passed on weeks after starting the pill.
Medicial professionals reported 600 adverse reactions to Yaz and Yasmin between 2007 and Feb. 2013, including the 23 deaths.
An estimated three in 10,000 women taking “new-generation” birth control pills like Yaz and Yasmin will develop blood clots, compared to the one in 10,000 risk for women taking the older-generation contraceptives, Health Canada said.
The birth control pills in question are both made by Bayer, and contain the synthetic progestin drospirenone.
The company has stated that it stands by its products.
“Based on a thorough assessment of the available scientific data by regulatory authorities, outside independent experts and Bayer scientists, Yaz and Yasmin are safe, effective and have a favorable benefit-risk profile when used as directed in the Health Canada-approved product monograph," Bayer told the Vancouver Sun.
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/yaz-yasmin-birth-control-pills-linked-23-deaths-canada-article-1.1370853
