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• Certain Birth Control Pills Linked to Diabetes Risk and Blood Sugar Regulation Issues: Study

  October 30, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Studies indicate women have seen an increased risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes in recent decades, although researchers have not previously looked into how the increasing usage of birth control pills in recent decades may be affecting these conditions.

• Concerns Rising Over Risk that Ozempic May Cause Birth Control to Fail

  April 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Doctors warn that Ozempic and Mounjaro side effects may be reducing the effectiveness of birth control pills.

• Antibiotics May Reduce Birth Control Pill Effectiveness: Study

  August 25, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that antibiotics may reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills, resulting in unwanted pregnancies.

• COVID-19 May Increase Birth Control Pill Blood Clot Risks, Doctors Warn

  August 4, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers warn coronavirus may compound the risk of blood clot problems in women taking birth control pills.

• Generic Yasmin Recall Issued Due to Pregnancy Risk From Incorrect Packaging of Birth Control Pills

  March 5, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  Apotex Corp. is recalling four lots of generic Yasmin birth control pills which may have missing or improperly arranged pills in the blister packs.

• Taytulla Birth Control Pill Recall Issued Over Pregnancy Risk

  May 30, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A Taytulla birth control pill recall, announced on Tuesday, warns that the pills were packaged out of order, putting women at risk of unintended pregnancy.

• Seasonique and Seasonale Lawsuit Filed, Claiming Birth Control Pills Caused Liver Tumors

  June 6, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit against the makers of Seasonale and Seasonique birth control pills claim that the oral contraceptives increase the risk of liver tumors.

• Mibelas 24 Fe Recall Issued Due to Risk Birth Control Pills Out of Sequence

  May 30, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  Lupin Pharmaceuticals warns that some packages of Mibelas 24 Fe birth control pills distributed throughout the U.S. may be out...

• Lawsuit Over Qualitest Birth Control Packaging Mixup Filed By More Than 100 Women

  November 18, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  More than 100 women have filed lawsuits against Qualitest and Endo Pharmaceuticals, saying they had unwanted pregnancies due to a packaging error that led to a recall of millions of birth control pills in 2011.

• Yaz, Yasmin Settlements Continue to Move Forward in MDL

  November 12, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  More than four years after the first Yaz and Yasmin settlements were reported, Bayer continues to reach deals to resolve hundreds of additional cases over their controversial birth control pill.