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Millions in legal fees are being paid out to those affected by the popular birth control drug, Yaz.  The payments are linked to problems with blood clots that appeared in victims after trying the drug.  A study of over 1.3 million women over nine years old says that many of the newer birth control pills can cause blood clots.

Pills containing drospirenone, a synthetic hormone, are believed to have caused a six-fold increase in the risk of venous thromboembolism, a form of clot in the lower leg that can travel to the lungs.   Additionally, this risk was connected to a three-fold increase in clots caused by older contraceptives containing the synthetic hormone levonorgestrel.

The study finding the key results was published in the British Medical Journal.

“It is crucial, however, not to exaggerate the risk — oral contraceptives are remarkably safe and may confer important long-term benefits in relation to cancer and mortality,” stated an editorial in the journal. Read more at www.techyville.com