Never Let Embarrassment Stop You From Getting Help: Briar’s Story
…being nothing, but going saved my life. Your health is far more important than worrying about what others might think. Resources Birth Control Factor V Leiden Know Your Risk …
April e-Newsletter | Sharing our Success
…from reading the warning label on her birth …
They Didn’t Believe My Pain: Meagan’s Story
…ICU where I spent six long days. My risk factors were estrogen-based birth control and a recent pregnancy. We are waiting on the results to determine if I have a…
A Knee Injury Turned Dangerous: Jamie Kreger’s Blood Clot Story
My story begins with a knee injury in October 2015. I was in an immobilizer brace for about four weeks. I was also taking birth control pills. I was 39…
My Doctor Laughed At Me: Charmaine’s Story
…six months afterward. I am now off the blood thinners and living a normal life after this traumatic event. My doctor knew I was on birth control with a leg…
A Clot From My Belly Button to Knee: Jane’s Story
…go any faster. My story started awhile ago. Unknowingly, I began using a well known brand of birth control patch that was so prominent that it seemed as safe as…
IN THE NEWS: NBCA Focuses Educational Efforts Squarely on Women During National Women’s Health Week 2016
…face an increased risk for dangerous blood clots when making …
Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast
…that doctors believe was provoked by birth …
The Hematologist Told Me to Buy a Lottery Ticket For How Lucky I’d Been: McKenna’s Story
…Factor II heterozygous clotting disorder. In terms of risk factors, I was taking estrogen-based birth control and had a sedentary job. I was put on Eliquis indefinitely, but in the…
Healing Physically Was the Easy Part: Chloe’s Story
…terms of risk factors, there were none. No one in my family had a history of clots and genetic testing showed no clotting disorders. I was on birth control for…