It does not state anywhere in the warning that the birth control could lower my hormone levels greatly after removal. After testing, doctors were convinced that I was infertile and guaranteed me that the birth control could not lower my levels to a point that makes it seem infertile. They said it would have to state something about that so it doesn’t do that. I got tested again 5 months after the birth control removal and my levels are completely normal. My doctor says this means it was definitely the birth control. For 5 months I went through so much thinking I was a 23 year old women that was infertile. I feel like I should be able to sue them for this distress I went through.
A California attorney could best advise, but your post remains open for three weeks. I'm sorry for your ordeal. What you describe could be more a product liability case than a med mal case. A med mal cause of action would be based more on a breach of a medical duty of care, while a product-based case would be based more on issues with manufacture or the failure-to-warn that you point out. You could contact product liability firms that handle pharmaceutical cases to learn if there is pending litigation involving the drug. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
