Yaz Birth Control Side Effects

by admin on August 11th, 2010

Yaz birth control side effects and stroke problems can include both physical and cognitive impairments. These impairments stem from injury to the brain that occurs when blood clots block one of your carotid arteries. The clots prevent blood and oxygen from reaching your brain cells. The cells begin dying within a few minutes of being starved, triggering one or more side effects.

Among the side effects that impair your cognitive function is a condition called aphasia. This is a language disorder that affects your ability to communicate. It can manifest in various ways, depending on the area of your brain that sustained damage during the stroke. The severity of the condition is based on the extent of the arterial blockage and how much time passes before it is resolved.

Common Types Of Language Impairments

Aphasia affects one in four people who experience an ischemic stroke. It can influence the manner in which you comprehend what others are saying as well as your ability to produce speech. It can also affect your ability to read and write.

There are three main forms of this condition: Wernicke’s, Broca’s, and global aphasia. Wernicke’s aphasia (sometimes called receptive aphasia) influences your comprehension of written and spoken language. It also makes your own speech incomprehensible to others. Your spoken words may be valid and grammatically correct, but are strung together in sentences that make little to no sense. For example, if you suffered from Wernicke’s aphasia, you might say, “My dress has a moon in the blanket.” This can be frustrating because you will think your speech is easily understood by others.

Broca’s aphasia (sometimes called motor, or expressive, aphasia) influences your production of speech. It leaves other areas of language unaffected. You will be able to comprehend what you read and hear, but will have difficulty forming understandable words and sentences. This form of the condition can be particularly exasperating since the survivor is unable to express her thoughts in a way that others can understand them.

Yaz side effects caused by a stroke can leave survivors with global aphasia will experience traits that are characteristic of both Wernicke’s and Broca’s aphasia. This form of the condition occurs when the carotid arterial blockage is severe enough to injure multiple language areas of the brain. You will likely have trouble understanding what others are saying, and have difficulty speaking. However, you might still be able to understand – and communicate through – written language.

How Yaz Stroke-Induced Aphasia Is Treated

Occasionally, the effects of aphasia recede on their own without treatment. This is commonly referred to as “spontaneous recovery.” In most cases, however, ongoing therapy is a necessary ingredient for regaining language functions lost following a Yaz stroke.

Therapy for aphasia is done in different ways according to the form of the condition suffered and the stimuli to which the stroke survivor responds. Over the years, speech pathologists have learned that certain approaches to therapy yield more positive results than others.

For example, outcomes are more productive when therapy is intense. That is, a defined number of hours allocated for treatment is best delivered over a shorter number of days. Also, outcomes are more productive when more than one type of sensory stimuli is used. So, music, pictures, speech, and written language may be employed simultaneously during treatment sessions.

Speech pathologists use a variety of therapeutic methods. They can range from helping survivors process the emotional context of language (used in cognitive linguistic therapy) to promoting semantic understanding (used in stimulation-facilitation therapy). Therapists may recommend a one-on-one approach or they might conduct group sessions.

In some cases, treatment for aphasia may include medications. But it’s worth noting their efficacy is still being investigated, and thus their use is considered largely experimental.

Language impairments are one of many potential Yaz birth control side effects. While aphasia can be treated, some of its effects may prove to be persistent. If you have suffered blood clots, stroke, or pulmonary embolism after using Ocella, Yasmin and Yaz birth control, you may have a right to file a claim against the manufacturer. Contact a Yaz lawsuit attorney to discuss your legal options.