Blood Clot Awareness Month 2019: “Together We Can Increase Awareness and Save Lives”
…including: Birth Control and Family Planning …
Persistence Is Sometimes Needed to Get a Correct Diagnosis: Theresa’s Story
…and had been on birth control for 10 years before I conceived. It was a Thursday night when I first felt a tingling and slight soreness in my left leg….
Initially Misdiagnosed With Asthma: Anonymous’ Story
…OK to fly. I took birth control pills for more than 20 years, but stopped them immediately after my DVT and PEs were diagnosed. Apparently, the combination of travel over…
May is Women’s Health Month
…times. Learn More Birth Control & Blood …
Better Safe than Sorry: Gina’s Story
…elective procedures were canceled and, sadly, my tubal ligation was considered an elective procedure. My midwife gave me a birth control patch as a temporary solution. I wasn’t thinking about…
I Felt Like I Was Having a Heart Attack: Jessica’s Story
…that I was on birth control pills. I was shocked that a medicine I had been taking for other medical reasons made me this sick. I no longer take birth…
Blood Clot Awareness Month 2021: Share Your Stop the Clot® Story
…more information about blood clot risks connected to …
Bullying Led to Blood Clots: Jessica’s Story
…third generation birth control pill, which added to my risk, and which I stopped. My doctor advised a progestin-only injection as another means of birth control after my blood clots….
A Combination of Missed Risk Factors: Gina’s Story
…recently developed a DVT after a surgery around the same time mine occurred! The combination of my blood clotting disorder, birth control, and surgery significantly increased my risk for blood…
No One Should Have to Wait Five Months for a Diagnosis: Carly’s Story
…No one in my family has ever had a blood clot or clotting disorder. They predicted that my clot was caused by birth control I was on for menstrual problems….