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2. OB/GYNs Explain When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Worry ... - AOL

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   How to prevent blood clots during your period. Hormonal birth control can help keep your period in check, says Dr. Coleman, but if you’d rather not use hormonal contraception or are trying to ...

3. Hormonal Birth Control Doesn't Deserve Its Bad Reputation

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   Does birth control cause cardiovascular issues? Birth control pills that contain estrogen have been linked to an increased risk of blood clots and stroke. But some researchers have questioned the ...

4. Can birth control cause a stroke? Little-known side effect ...

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   The estrogen in some birth control causes the liver to produce more of a protein that helps the body clot blood, said Dr. Shaila Patel, an obstetrician gynecologist at St. David's Women's Center ...

5. Hormonal contraception - Wikipedia

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   Hormonal contraception methods are consistently linked with the risk of developing blood clots. However, the risk does vary depending on the hormone type or birth control method being used. [ 28 ] [ 29 ]

6. Combined oral contraceptive pill - Wikipedia

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   One study showed more than a 600% increased risk of blood clots for women taking combined oral contraceptive pills with drospirenone compared with non-users, compared with 360% higher for women taking birth control pills containing levonorgestrel. [116]

7. Ethinylestradiol/etonogestrel - Wikipedia

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   The vaginal ring with ethinylestradiol and etonogestrel increases the risk of venous blood clots 6.5 times compared to non-users of hormonal birth control. [19] This is similar to the risk of blood clots with combination birth control pills, which range between 3 times to 14 times the risk. [28]

8. Combined hormonal contraception - Wikipedia

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   Combined hormonal contraception (CHC), or combined birth control, is a form of hormonal contraception which combines both an estrogen and a progestogen in varying formulations. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The different types available include the pill , the patch and the vaginal ring , which are all widely available, [ 3 ] and an injection , which is available ...

9. Blood clots warning as deaths of pregnant women and new ... - AOL

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   Health workers have been told to look out for signs and symptoms of blood clots. ... in 2020-2022 from causes related to or exacerbated by pregnancy among 2,028,543 women giving birth, ...