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Another study - BCP and blood clots
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Blazesyth
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Another study - BCP and blood clots
CNN.com
Be careful, girls. There are at least 2 of us around here (myself included) that clotted due to birth control.
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Posted 4/23/11 12:18 PM  |
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PennyCat
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Re: Another study - BCP and blood clots
This is so scary! It's weird, you would think since BCP has been around for as long as it has been, they would have found a way to make this problem LESS common. That article says newer pills put you at greater risk! 
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| Posted 4/24/11 8:16 AM |
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BAM 2009
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Re: Another study - BCP and blood clots
Which pills are the newer ones?
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| Posted 4/28/11 10:17 PM |
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Blazesyth
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Re: Another study - BCP and blood clots
Women who are using a newer version of birth control that contains the hormone drospirenone have a higher risk of serious blood clot, according to two studies published in the online version of the British Medical Journal.
Drospirenone is found in birth control pills such as Ocella, Yasmin and Yaz.
The studies found that drospirenone has two to three times more risk of blood clots compared with birth control pills containing an older form of a progestin hormone called levonorgestrel. Dr Susan Jick, lead authors said that these findings “provide further evidence that levonorgestrel pills appear to be a safer choice” pertaining to blood clots.
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| Posted 4/29/11 9:26 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Another study - BCP and blood clots
This is exactly why I was never on the pill.
To me, it's not worth the risk.
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| Posted 5/3/11 3:06 PM |
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Blazesyth
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Re: Another study - BCP and blood clots
Posted by NervousNell
This is exactly why I was never on the pill.
To me, it's not worth the risk.
I wish I knew before it almost killed me. They really minimize the risks.
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| Posted 5/3/11 3:41 PM |
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