Category Archives: Yaz and Pulmonary embolism

CT scan showing pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is one of the serious side effects that women have reported after taking Yaz and Yasmin birth control contraceptive pills, produced by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. Pulmonary embolism is the name for a blockage of the main artery of the lung, usually due to the embolism of a blood clot, which has often travelled from a blood clot in the legs. This is an extremely serious condition which may result in very low blood pressure, collapse and even sudden death.

Yaz Risks of Pulmonary Embolism

Initial signs that you may have suffered a pulmonary embolism may include:

• difficulty breathing;
• chest pain upon breathing in;
• heart palpitations. …

These days there are numerous birth control methods used by both men and women. The choice of the contraceptive depends upon numerous factors, including the couple’s financial abilities, state of health, chronic diseases etc. However, among the wide range of available contraceptives, the majority of women give preference to birth control pills, considering them to be the most convenient in usage and quite affordable.

In its turn, one of the most popular among oral contraceptives is Yaz. It is regarded as the oral contraceptive of the new generation, specially worked out in order to help women avoid the unwanted pregnancy. But there are also side-effects of Yaz: blood clot risk, high blood pressure, weight gain, etc. In this article we shall focus on one of the most serious health risks of Yaz — pulmonary embolism. Please read this article carefully, since we want to warn you that pulmonary embolism from Yaz may result in serious health problems and even sudden death. …