On paper, Bayer pharmaceuticals' latest birth control pills were much more than traditional contraceptive pills, supposedly freeing women from premenstrual syndromes, sudden mood swings, irritability and even weight gain and acne. Except behind the glossy varnish lies a rare but dangerous thrombosis health risk. Over 9000 lawsuits have been filed against Bayer because of the pills' side effects. This investigation gathers the victims' heartrending testimonies. It also brings into light the scientific studies and the company's internal documents, providing us with final and overwhelming evidence against the pharmaceutical giant Bayer.

[ SWITZERLAND ] itw young women ( type of pill used influence gynecologist , ignorance of the risks involved with the fourth generation pills like Yasmin , Yaz or Yasminelle ) / PFLEGER , Celine , a user of the Yasmin pill severely disabled after thromboembolism , talking with his mother PFLEGER , Claudia (8 ") / itw PFLEGER , Claudia ( will fight to the end, the trial may last long , broken life , hope to improve the physical condition of his daughter ) . ( testimony ) ( contraceptive pill ) ( embolism) (thrombosis) (mischief drugs ) # # Bayer , 10:04.46 , 10:22.28 [USA] : various shots of street scenes ( 8 " , 15") / itw UBERSOX , Carissa (double embolism pulmonary advertising influences contraceptive pill Yaz ) / itw girls on beach ( do not take the pill Yasmin , advertising influences ) / various shots advertising pill Yaz webcast YouTube ( 34 " page) / itw UBERSOX , Mary , mother of UBERSOX , Carissa ( clots in the lungs of his daughter ) . ( testimony ) ( pill ) ( embolism) (thrombosis) (mischief drugs ) # # Bayer , 10:09.43 , 10:22.28 , 10:27.04 [USA] : various shots FENDER , Jill , mother of a young woman who died embolism , looking at pictures of his daughter (15 " , 11") / itw FENDER , Jill ( death of his daughter Melissa , ban pill Yaz , her daughter Melissa enough informed about the side effects of this pill ) / various pictures Shots Melissa , daughter of FENDER , Jill / various screens shots Internet page of the U.S. Food and drug Control Administration (FDA) (11 ") . ( testimony ) ( pill ) ( embolism) (thrombosis) (mischief drugs ) # # Bayer , 10:11.07 , 10:19.43 , 10:22.01 , 10:27.58 [ Florida ] : various shots papantonio , Mike , lawyer of U.S. victims of the pill Yaz , working at his desk (11 ") / itw papantonio , Mike ( young victims and healthy pharmaceutical company Bayer knew the risks , a study conducted by an employee of Bayer Jürgen Dinger is a lie, physician's role in counseling the choice of the contraceptive pill , the influence of lobbyists on maintaining these pills on the market ) / various shots papantonio Mike walking in local law firm and discussing (26 ") ( trial) ( pill ) ( embolism) (thrombosis) (mischief drugs ) # Bayer # , . 10:11.58 , 10:13.46 , 10:15.44 , 10.19.11 , 10:20.09 , 10:30.30 [ SWITZERLAND ] , various sequences : miscellaneous hand planes girls buying pill Yaz in pharmacy (31 ") / annotating studies and e- mails relating to 4th generation pills Yaz , Yasmin or Yasminelle ( 47 " , 1'52 " , 31 ", 23" , 10 ") ( pill ) ( embolism) (thrombosis) (mischief drugs ) # # Bayer ; . 10:12.29 , 10:14.33 , 10:17.37 , 10:18.55 , 10:25.55 [ Basel ] , various sequences : various shots Meier , Christoph , head of Unit of pharmacoepidemiology at the hospital in Basel walking in corridors and working his office ( 29 ") / itw MEIER, Christoph ( conflicting studies on the effect of the fourth generation pills Yaz , Yasmin and Yasminelle , higher risk of thrombosis , author of a study on the subject Jürgen Dinger was employed by Bayer , taking Swissmedic position on these pills ) . ( pill ) ( embolism) (thrombosis) (mischief drugs ) # # Bayer , 10:14.56 , 10:18.23 , 10:26.23 , 10:27.16 [ Bern city ] itw STOLLER , Rudolf , head of drug safety division at Swissmedic ( Yasmin , Yaz or Yasminelle pills have a higher than second generation pills , knew that the author of a study on these pills Jürgen Dinger was employed by Bayer , doctors and consumers must inform conclusions risk U.S. FDA drug Agency ) . ( pill ) ( embolism) (thrombosis) (mischief drugs ) # # Bayer ; 10:15.38 [ Leverkusen ] : various shots ext seat of pharmaceutical and chemical group Bayer # # ( 7 " ) 10:20.47 , 10:25.07 [ Jura (Canton) ] : Various shots patient entering exam room with Seydoux , Jacques , president of the Swiss Society of gynecology and talking (13 ", 10" , 9 ") / itw Seydoux , Jacques ( young girls at greater risk of thrombosis with oral contraceptives Yasmin , Yaz or Yasminelle , no prohibition pills fourth generation national medicines agencies must provide procedures ) . ( pill ) ( embolism) (thrombosis) (mischief drugs ) # # Bayer ; 10:29.25 [ Zurich city ] itw of RUEGG , Felix PFLEGER lawyer , Celine ( other victims of the fourth generation pills Yasmin , Yaz Yasminelle or letter from the hospital confirming Schaffhausen cause embolism Celine Pfleger ) . ( trial) ( pill ) ( embolism) (thrombosis) (mischief drugs ) # # Bayer ; / embolie / mefait des medicaments / permis de sejour / pilule contraceptive / temoignage / thrombose / Bale / Berne-ville / Floride / Jura (Canton) / Leverkusen / Lieu indetermine / Plateau / SUISSE / USA / Zurich-ville / Bayer