Dr. Barry Dworkin

Fourth generation birth control pills cause slight absolute risk increase of blood clots

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 25, 2011

Source:

New birth-control pills can triple the risk of blood clots

Reference:

Risk of venous thromboembolism in users of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone or levonorgestrel: nested case-control study based on UK General Practice Research Database

 

 

 

 

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