NuvaRing Lawsuits
A potential client called me today and use the prescription birth control drug NuvaRing and obtained a blood clot. In research of the drug I obtained the following list of side effects from NuvaRing's website:
The common side effects reported by NuvaRing® users are:
- Vaginal infections and irritation
- Vaginal secretion
- Headache
- Weight gain
- Nausea
In addition to the risks and side effects listed above, users of combination hormonal birth control methods have reported the following side effects:
- Vomiting
- Change in appetite
- Abdominal cramps and bloating
- Breast tenderness or enlargement
- Irregular vaginal bleeding or spotting
- Changes in menstrual cycle
- Temporary infertility after treatment
- Fluid retention (edema)
- Spotty darkening of the skin, particularly on the face
- Rash
- Weight changes
- Depression
- Intolerance to contact lenses
- Nervousness
- Dizziness
- Loss of scalp hair
Call your doctor right away if you get any of the symptoms listed below. They may be signs of a serious problem:
- Sharp chest pain, coughing blood, or sudden shortness of breath (possible clot in the lung)
- Pain in the calf (back of lower leg; possible clot in the leg)
- Crushing chest pain or heaviness in the chest (possible heart attack)
- Sudden severe headache or vomiting, dizziness or fainting, problems with vision or speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg (possible stroke)
- Sudden partial or complete loss of vision (possible clot in the eye)
- Yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes (jaundice), especially with fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, dark colored urine, or light colored bowel movements (possible liver problems)
- Severe pain, swelling, or tenderness in the abdomen (gallbladder or liver problems)
- Sudden fever (usually 102°F or more), vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, fainting, or a sunburn-like rash on the face or body (very rarely, toxic shock syndrome)
- Breast lumps (possible breast cancer or benign breast disease)
- Irregular vaginal bleeding or spotting that happens in more than 1 menstrual cycle or lasts for more than a few days
- Urgent, frequent, burning and/or painful urination, and cannot locate the ring in the vagina (rarely, inadvertent insertions of NuvaRing® into the urinary bladder)
- Swelling (edema) of your fingers or ankles
- Difficulty in sleeping, weakness, lack of energy, fatigue, or a change in mood (possible severe depression)
In addition, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in an abstract from the ASH meeting (Blood, ASH Annual Meeting Abstracts, 2007 110: Abstract 3994) highlighted cases of women who developed complications while using NuvaRing®.
As the previous administration has passed legislation to protect pharmaceutical companies from litigation, who is protecting the consumers from drugs that can cause severe injury. NuvaRing can cause Deep Vein Thrombosis Clots) and Pulmonary Embolism, Stroke and/or Heart Attacks -- serious and fatal side effects.
The manufacture of NuvaRing has to be held responsiblie if their drug is unsafe. The women who have may have been injured by NuvaRing must be heard... If you have taken NuvaRing and have had a stroke, bllod clot or heart attack, you have a voice.
