Be Your Own Advocate: Michelle’s Story
…smoked, or had surgery, or children. I had been on the same birth control pill for 10 years, and switched to a new oral contraceptive in September 2013. On October…
I Was Overcome With Intense, Debilitating Chest Pain: Nina’s Story
…diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and factor V Leiden homozygous. I had been on birth control for 10 years and doctors believed that contributed to my clotting. Now I won’t…
A DVT in My Arm Changed My Life: Hailey’s Story
…changes. One of those changes was being put on birth control pills. Due to irregular menstrual bleeding, I was switched to a stronger dosage pill. On July 14, 2015, I…
If Something Doesn’t Feel Right, Get it Checked: Tanya’s Story
…the bleeding, I was encouraged to take high doses of estrogen-based birth control pills. Two days before my surgery, I was also given two shots of estrogen-based medication to try…
Kicks for Clots Kicks Off Its 3rd Annual Tournament
…surgery, lengthy immobility, child birth and …
A Career Ballerina Battles PE: Tiffany’s Story
…pulmonologist in Northern California. After a blood test and CAT scan, they found massive blood clots in both of my lungs, and concluded that a hormone-based birth control pill was…
One of the Scariest Days of My Life: Katie’s Story
…They told me I had a double bilateral pulmonary embolism or four large clots across both lungs. Estrogen-based birth control was my only risk factor. This was arguably one of…
SEPTEMBER E-NEWSLETTER | AFIB & CLOT-PROVOKED STROKE
…Resources Back to Campus: Birth Control & …
My Symptoms Presented as Heart Failure: Kaylee’s Story
…I never knew how common they were. Since my clotiversary on December 1, I’ve finished my three-month course of Xarelto, was forced to go off my estrogen-based birth control pill,…
What if a woman has thrombophilia but has never developed a blood clot?
…birth control pills containing an estrogen and a …