Blood Clots and birth control

While the absolute risk for a blood clot for the average woman taking birth control pills might be considered relatively low – about 1 in 300...

 Know your risk for blood clots. The first and most important thing you can do to protect yourself from a life-threatening blood clot is to learn if you are at risk. 

 In May of 2021, I dislocated my ankle. I was also on hormonal birth control. After the ankle injury, I was told to go home and rest, and not to bear weight on my ankle for...

Understanding your choices is the first step. For more information on making the right choices “Helping Women Make Choices About Contraception Following DVT.” 

 When people get new prescriptions, they very often don't look at the list of side effects. One woman in Seattle started taking the birth control shot, Depo-Provera...

 Last week, Wisconsin’s News 9 WAOW.com reported on a story about a Wisconsin teen who says birth control caused her to have a stroke. 18-year-old Hannah Drummond...

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