Some newer birth control pills need ban: U.S. group

[LostInTime]

Filed under the, not safe to self medicate folder 🔗 [Link: news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070206/us_​nm/contraceptives_​fda_​dc;_​ylt=AjSqWbDw6cIP_​9tzVBrROG9H2ocA;_​ylu=X3oDMTA4dW1uZXIwBHNlYwMyNzQ3/]

Some newer birth control pills, which carry twice the risk of dangerous blood clots as older contraceptives, should be banned, an advocacy group said in a petition filed with U.S. regulators on Tuesday.
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"By banning third-generation oral contraceptives, the FDA will potentially save hundreds of young women a year from developing venous thrombosis and its disabling and sometimes fatal consequences," the group wrote.
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Blood clots are a known risk of hormonal contraceptives, including birth control pills. They can occur throughout the body and dislodge to block blood flow to the lungs and other crucial organs.

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Yes, I know that contraceptives are not what we need for M2F HRT but the fact is that there are those who use them for that purpose.  never take anything without seeing a doctor first.

[angelsgirl]

Oh, this is bad news for me. They want to pull mine and it's the supposed to be the best one for ovarian cysts.

I guess it's back to the drawing board....I certainly don't feel like suffocating on my own blood. File that under: Gross and Kind of Scary.

[nigno]

If you have chosen to take the long road then it is important to check which 'mones you take... more knowledge is not bad... have taken dupheston without knowing the full facts,,,,

Nigno

[BrandiOK]

  While these new drugs may or may not be more dangerous than those currently on the market there is one thing that will always be a constant.  Pharmaceutical companies are not going to tell you the true dangers of thier drugs or stop selling those medications until enough people have died to draw attention to them.