An investigation by the Washington Monthly and the British Medical Journal determined that at least four members of an FDA advisory board which voted to approve a drug used in the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin had either done work for the drugs' manufacturer or received research funds from the manufacturer. Though the four committee members disclosed their ties to the FDA, the FDA decided that the ties did not matter and did not make the disclosures public. Tragically, the drugs the committee endorsed have been killing the women who take them.
To all the women out there taking any kind of birth control,(and the men and families who love them): please make sure that you are not taking any birth control pills containing this chemical, drospirenone.
If you are not sure, call your pharmacy, or call your doctor's office and ask.
Then, if your birth control pill DOES contain this chemical, make an appointment with your doctor to immediately find another birth control system that is right for you, and infinitely less hazardous to your health.
http://www.tbyil.com/FDA_Scandal_Drospirenone.htm
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