Yasmin Birth Control Pills – Safe or Harmful Side Effects?

Yasmin is a type of birth control pill marketed and manufactured by the German company Bayer Schering Pharma AG.  Yasmin first entered the American market in 2001 and has generated close to 500 million in sales to date.

Yasmin is an oral contraceptive and is a synthetic spironolactone analogue known in the medical world as drospirenone. 

Drospirenone binds to the progesterone receptor, the resulting complex becomes activated and binds to specific sites on DNA. This leads to an increased difficulty of sperm entry into the uterus and implantation.

When the Yasmin TV advertizing started the FDA took issue with the television commercials which featured women discussing the benefits of the product.  The ads had a music score and dialog between the actors.  

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The FDA issued a letter to Bayer AG and strongly suggested that they talk about the numerous side effects.  The FDA felt that the ads were misleading These claims are misleading because they suggest that Yasmin's "different kind of hormone" offers unique "chemistry" benefits and that this difference contributes to the high rate of drug efficacy.

Bayer AG listened to the FDA and the television ads changed.

The ads now feature an actor talking directly to the end user, and mention many adverse side effects such as heart attacks, thoughts of suicide, cramping, and severe changes in mood.  Other known side effects of Yasmin include the following: Thromboembolism, stroke, hepatic neoplasia, gallbladder disease, pulmonary embolism, DVT, tender breasts and hypertension.

These risk factors increase for women who smoke cigarettes and also for those that are other types of medication. Contact your doctor before using Yasmin to determine if there are risks with using Yasmin and your current medications.

Legal world takes note of Yasmin. We have noted that during our investigation of Yasmin birth control pills that there are many legal type websites that are currently seeking Yasmin users who has suffered the above listed side effects. It appears that lawyers and attorneys are gathering up as much information for a potential class action lawsuit for these victims.