Criticism is mounting against Yaz, the world's No. 1 selling birth control. Among other things, the FDA has admonished the makers of Yaz three times in recent years for its misleading ad campaigns. Meanwhile, more than 100 lawsuits have been filed related to medical complications blamed on the drug. Dallas attorney Angel Reyes of Reyes Bartolomei Browne says women taking this medication should consider speaking with their doctors about alternatives.

While most oral contraceptives carry a risk of blood clots, stroke or heart attack, studies show that women taking Yaz suffer such side effects in much greater proportion than do those taking more traditional birth control pills. "Women have the right to know the truth about Yaz," Reyes says. "Bayer marketed these pills to women in a way that the FDA says minimized the risks associated with the drug. Women need to understand those risks and make decisions based on the best information." Yaz is the top-selling oral contraceptive in the U.S., including 2008 worldwide sales of $1.8 billion.