Pulmonary Embolism Support Group
By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when a blood clot, generally a venous thrombus, becomes dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain during breathing, and more rarely circulatory instability and death.
So being a journalist, I was already thinking about writing an article from a personal perspective on the diastrous consequences of the Yasmin/Yaz pill on women's health. My doctors were astonished that I hadn't taken a long haul flight, had very low blood pressure and no health precedents prior to the diagnosis of my massive bilateral PE. Doctors still seemed stunned and clueless about how a bc pill can cause something so grave, and yet I seem to be hearing a lot of stories from women about this pill. I know articles have already been written on the topic but I'm still thinking about doing one from a more personal angle, and complementing it with stories from others. If anyone would like to contribute their story of getting a PE and/or DVT from Yasmin or Yaz, thanks for posting it here. I can use your pseudonym or your real name if and when I write the article-- just let me know what you prefer. I really feel enraged about how a product that's so dangerous can be left on the market without being emblazoned with warning labels. And doctors (including my own at the time) seem so laissez faire about prescribing it. I even told my doctor my mother had suffered from a PE years before from taking estrogen supplements, and she told me it shouldn't be a problem for me, since I'm under 35 and don't smoke. Doctors and patients need to be more alerted to the dangers of this pill!
Many thanks,
"Kocici"
Many thanks,
"Kocici"
Just wanted to add another perspective to this subject. I had massive bilateral extensive PEs that we have never found a cause for. I just wonder if I had been on BC it would have been easy to blame this. I am in no way dissing the fact that there may be a relationship to clotting whilst on BC,it IS possible to have PEs without a cause being found.
Hope that if it is the case that it is more frequent with the BC that you are on then you get some answers but just be aware that they may argue that it is possible for it to occur naturally anyway
Good Luck
Kate
I don't wish to contribute to your article, but I would like to suggest you broaden your topic. I've found that PE seems rather common amidst users of the supposedly "safer" low estrogen pills; it's not limited to Yas.
I think the article idea is excellent. I have also read about that particular ingredient in yasmin being an issue, hence the reason there are so many legal pursuits surrounding this pill. It's not just PE's that women have suffered there have been reports of pancreatic cancers, strokes, brain bleeds and horrific side effects. I agree that doctors do just prescribe it like lollies. I think every woman who decides to go on the pill should have a full run of blood tests to determine if they have any predispositions to clotting. Had I had this done, I could have avoided my PE i believe. I also mentioned to my Doc that my dad had suffered 2 strokes, I feel that should have been a warning sign to her that there was a possibility of genetic issues there. Maybe that would be a costly option for many, but I would rather that than to suffer PE's.