Ortho Evra Lawsuit Research - Ortho Evra Side Effects: Gallbladder Disease
Women who use hormonal contraceptives, including Ortho Evra, probably have a
greater risk than nonusers of having gallbladder disease.
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Gallbladder disease is the most common ailment affecting the body’s biliary
system, or the system of organs and ducts that create, carry, store, and release
bile.
Bile is made of cholesterol, water, proteins, bilirubin (a breakdown product
from blood cells), bile salts, and small amounts of copper or other materials.
If the chemical balance of bile contains too much of any of these things,
particularly cholesterol, crystals form and can harden into stones.
Many people do not need treatment for their gallstones. However, some
gallstones can become severe and lead to life-threatening infections.
Estrogen, found in the Ortho Evra patch, increases the concentration of
cholesterol in bile, leading to an excess of cholesterol and slowed gallbladder
movement. The estrogen in oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy
has the same impact on bile and gallbladder movement.
Women using Ortho Evra are at an increased risk for gallbladder disease,
since Ortho Evra users are exposed to more estrogen than a “typical” birth
control pill.
Symptoms of gallbladder disease include: constant, severe pain in the upper
abdomen that increases and lasts from 30 minutes to several hours; pain in the
back between shoulder blades; pain under the right shoulder; nausea or vomiting;
abdominal bloating; recurring intolerance of fatty foods; colic; belching; gas;
indigestion.
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