New Research Shows NuvaRing Contraceptive Device Significantly Raises Risk of Heart Problems and Stroke

    NEW YORK, NY, June 20, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Rottenstein Law Group, which represents clients with claims stemming from the adverse side effects of the NuvaRing contraceptive device, is hereby publicizing new research showing that the use of a birth control device such as NuvaRing, which combines estrogen and progestin, significantly increases a woman's risk of heart attack and stroke.

Published June 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine, the research is based on Danish researchers' review of 15 years of observational data from more than 1.6 million women aged 15 to 49, according to an article that appeared on HealthDaily.

Led by Dr. Ojvind Lidegaard, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Righospitalet, a Copanhagen hospital, the researchers found that the female subjects taking "low-dose estrogen birth control pills combined with various progestins suffered heart attacks and strokes between 1.5 and 2 times more often than women not using hormonal contraception," the article states. "The risks were between 2.5 and 3 times higher among users of vaginal rings and transdermal patches compared to non-users."

As a law firm that represents women alleging they sustained serious injury as a result of having used NuvaRing, the Rottenstein Law Group takes measures to alert consumers about the dangers posed by certain contraceptive devices, medical implants and other dangerous drugs. The firm's NuvaRing Lawsuit Information Center, at www.rotlaw.com/nuvaring/, describes all of the issues that NuvaRing users face and explains their options. The site has features that allow for easy sharing, including links for automatic posting on Facebook and Twitter, specifically to enable visitors to spread the word about using NuvaRing and other dangerous prescription drugs. The Rottenstein Law Group, a personal injury firm, encourages visitors to link to its sites from their own blogs and Web sites to spread information about defective medical devices and dangerous drugs.

About the Rottenstein Law Group
The Rottenstein Law Group is a New York-based law firm that represents clients in mass tort actions. The firm was founded by Rochelle Rottenstein, a lawyer with over two decades of experience in compassionate representation of clients in consumer product injury, mass tort, and class action law suits. For more information, please visit their Web site, or call (888) 9-ROT-LAW.

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