Jan 08
23
Birth Control Patch Gets Warning
A popular contraceptive patch that is used by women has been given a warning to bear to those that choose it as an option to prevent pregnancy. Although the company and the FDA are still saying the drug is safe enough for use by the general public, there have been reports of related embolisms in the lungs and blood clots, both of which can lead to death and certainly other health issues.
The name of the patch is the Ortho Evra patch, and it’s an option that women can use to prevent pregnancy that I believe only needs to be replaced once every month. There’s still products in the works for men to take as birth control which will render their sperm useless, however, they have not been released to mass market to my knowledge.
Of course, there’s always the snip-snip that men can get (vasectomy), however, for some reason a lot of men get very squeamish about this, even though it’s a relatively easy and pain free surgery with less complications than a woman can have from having her reproductive organs “disabled” (in other words, her tubes tied).
The FDA, while still maintaining that the birth control patch is relatively safe enough for use, does warn women who have other risks for blood clots, such as smoking or dietary habits, do not choose this form of birth control, or any of the pills for that matter, since they all can increase blood clot risks. They say to talk it over with your doctor before you choose a method, both the man and woman can decide what their optiosn are at that point.
The patch does work nicely since it uses the idea of transdermal blood infusion of the hormone ingredients to inhibit pregnancy. Transdermal patches are a cool idea, and are just starting to be used in some herbal male enhancement supplementations so that they can continually release ingredients into the blood stream. It’s something to be on the lookout for …..
