Does contraceptive patch cause strokes?
Fears have been raised over the safety of a contraceptive patch used by thousands of British women after a court action was launched in the U.S. Philomena Ugochukwu, 37, claims she suffered a massive stroke which left her braindamaged and paralysed after using the Ortho Evra patch for just 12 days. The mother of two, from Texas, is suing the manufacturers, claiming the patch is “defective” and more dangerous than they admit. She claims it is 11 times more likely to cause a life-threatening blood clot than the Pill. ‘Serious side-effects’ Ortho Evra was launched in the U.S. two years ago as the world’s first contraceptive patch in a high-profile ceremony attended by celebrities including Naomi Campbell. At its British launch in June last year, it was hailed as the greatest revolution in family planning since the Pill. The patch, which was given the all-clear by both the Department of Health and Family Planning Association, delivers pregnancypreventing hormones into the bloodstream and i
