The Birth Control Patch Well Woman Blog

Teenage pregnancies seem to be on the decline. This is good news. However, the rate is still far too high. Statistics taken from Family First Aid indicate that there are over 800,000 such pregnancies ever year, the majority to unwed mothers. Kids in their teens, with raging hormones and little thought of the consequences, don't want to mess with condoms. They forget to take their pills and have no idea, nor [...] Read More


New Birth Control Pills Pose a Threat Well Woman Blog

Ever since Birth Control Pills came on the market, there's been a worry about side effects, especially life-threatening blood clots. Some lifestyle choices increase that risk, including smoking. New pills come on the market, supposedly improvements on the old. But are they? An article from CBC News warns: Some newer, low-dose birth control pills double the risk of potentially dangerous blood clots compared with older contraceptives and should be banned, a [...] Read More


Birth Control Methods Well Woman Blog

As I mentioned in a previous article, there are many different methods of birth control to choose from. In the Dental and Health articles at Dental.com, there's a detailed description of the many methods available, from the pill: It's been around for about fifty years now, and when taken as prescribed, it is a safe and effective way to prevent pregnancy from occurring. to other forms of birth control: Other forms of birth [...] Read More


Overweight Women are at High Risk of Developing Blood Clots from Ortho Evra® Birth Control Patch Straightfromthedoc

It was already known that the Ortho Evra® birth control patch causes blood clots. Now, the maker of the patch is saying that overweight women using the birth control patch Ortho Evra® are at a particularly high risk of developing blood clots. Janssen-Ortho Inc. (part of Johnson & Johnson; NYSE: JNJ), also warns that women should not expose the Ortho Evra® birth control patch to sources of heat such as [...] Read More


Johnson & Johnson facing 500 Claimants in Lawsuit over Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Straightfromthedoc

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is currently facing 500 claimants in lawsuits related to deaths and injuries caused by the Ortho Evra birth control patch. The claimants are seeking substantial compensation and (where available) punitive damages for alleged side effects from Ortho Evra: blood clots, heart attacks and strokes. Johnson & Johnson's latest SEC filing for the Second Quarter of 2006, did not disclose any settlements of cases reported over the past [...] Read More