Many times dangerous and defective drugs are introduced into the market because too many drug companies are more interested in profits rather than the safety of patients. Nuvaring birth control is just such a third generation contraceptive manufactured by Organon USA, which is itself owned by Akzo Nobel, a multinational company based in Netherlands. Nuvaring birth control contains a combination of hormones including a form of progestin desogestrel. Due to the major problems and side effects associated with the regular use of the birth control, many Nuva ring lawsuits have been filed against Organon USA. Nuvaring has become so infamous and lawyers have become so knowledgeable about the problems and side effects that some people prefer to call them Nuva ring lawyers.

The US Federal Drug Administration approved Nuva ring birth control in October 2001. Organon started marketing the product in July 2002. Over 1.5 million women around the world use Nuva ring birth control. Many third-generation contraceptives like Nuva ring were developed in the 1980s and were supposed to have fewer adverse effects such as weight gain, hirsutism, and acne. But the opposite has occurred with some major life threatening and devastating problems and side effects afflicting many of the women using Nuva ring. Some of these problems are DVT or blood clots, ischemic strokes, pulmonary embolism or PR, also referred to as Nuva ring PE, heart attacks, etc. Many of these women and the families of those who have died have filed Nuva ring lawsuits with the aid of a competent Nuva ring lawyer to claim damages and compensation for the pain and suffering.

As Nuva ring birth control is a new form of contraceptive there are very few studies regarding the safety and effectiveness of this third-generation birth control device. Studies conducted in the early 1995s had shown that there was an increased risk, in fact double the normal, of women suffering blood clots while using contraceptives that contained desogestrel compared to the second-generation birth control methods that contained other forms and types of the hormone progestin. The FDA acknowledged these studies and results in November 1995 and the stated that the studies indicated a two-fold increase in the risk of blood clots associated with the products containing desogestrel. If the blood clots form in your legs they can travel to the lungs and causes blockages. Blood clots can also from in the eye causing partial vision loss or blindness. If you or someone you know has been using Nuva ring for a few months and has suffered blood clots and or other problems and side effects of Nuva ring, they should consult a Nuva ring lawyer on the course of action and prepare to file Nuva ring lawsuits for damages as soon as possible.