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ORTHO EVRA

Young women may be dying from another prescription nightmare! If you or someone
you know has been injured by the use of the Ortho Evra patch, you should seek
legal advice as soon as possible. Get your Ortho Evra legal help by clicking
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After its approval in November 2001 by the Food and Drug Administration, the
Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch revolutionized birth control by allowing women to
wear a patch directly on their body giving it the nickname the "Birth Control
Band-Aid." The skin patch (Ortho Evra) is placed on your shoulder, buttocks, or
other location. It continually releases progestin and estrogen.

Following its release to the public in 2002 over 5 million women have tried the
Ortho Evra contraceptive. One large advantage of the Ortho Evra patch, according
to its manufacturer Ortho-McNeil, lies in the once weekly application to the
skin rather than a daily pill. The patch is replaced every week in a month
except the fourth, which allows a woman to have a menstrual period as normal. In
Canada and the US, contraceptive patches are sold only by prescription.

The patch works in the following way. During ovulation, the female releases an
oocyte (egg) that plays the crucial role in pregnancy. The birth control patch
prevents a woman from ovulating, so without the release of the oocyte, the
pregnancy is averted.

As with contraceptive pills, the effectiveness of birth control patches may get
diminished if a woman takes other medications, like antibiotics, antifungals or
other drugs, along with the contraceptive patch.

The Ortho Evra patch has been the center of a lot of attention in the past years
as more and more lawsuits emerge. Since the patch works by releasing hormones
directly into the blood stream, Ortho Evra has caused a number of complications
in users. The sudden release of chemicals into the body can be detrimental to
your health. For a long period, this product did not even include an appropriate
Food and Drug Administration warning to signal users about the possible patch
side effects.

Some women experience weight gain when they first use the patch, while others
notice changes in menstrual flow, vaginal discharge and even sexual desire. The
patch is also known to have common side effects such as changes in blood
pressure, skin problems and urinary tract infection. Side effects of Ortho Evra
birth control patches have been known to include an increase in risks of
deep-vein thrombosis, heart attack, strokes and blood clots.

In fact in November 2006, the Food and Drug Administration released a statement
warning that using Ortho Evra could double a woman's risk of developing a severe
blood clot. The patch contains 60% more estrogen than most birth control pills,
containing typically 35 micrograms of estrogen. High estrogen levels could
significantly increase the risk of developing a blood clot. Compared to oral
contraceptives, which are first processed through the digestive system before
hormones enter the blood stream, when suing the Ortho Evra patch similar
hormones come straight into the blood stream, which could result in a gush of
hormones causing undesirable effects. Additional serious complications include
deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke, heart attack and death.

Smoking cigarettes while wearing the patch increases the risk of serious adverse
effects on the heart and blood vessels. This risk increases with age. Simply
put, women who take hormonal birth control medication should not smoke.

Since the patch suppresses ovulation and mimicking pregnancy, Ortho Evra might
also cause the thinning of the hair. Also women who are sensitive to hormone
changes can actually experience hair loss if they stop using a birth control
pill.

Drug manufacturer Ortho-McNeil has been challenged with over 40 Ortho Evra
lawsuits in response to serious health complications caused by the birth control
patch. Despite the numerous pending lawsuits, the drug maker maintains that the
Ortho Evra patch has not yet been medically linked with the deaths of 23 women.
The company alleges the statistics regarding the Ortho Evra-related deaths have
been skewed by studies inaccurately portraying the number of Ortho Evra users in
relation to the deaths.



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