Do Not Wait to Seek Care: Melissa’s Story
…for heterozygous factor V Leiden and factor II blood clotting disorders. I stopped my oral birth control pills immediately because they carry risk for blood clots, and was started on…
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…
There is Life After Blood Clots: Rebekah Bradford’s Story
…beginning to get back to normal, or at least I created that illusion in my mind. A couple of months before the wedding I started to use hormonal birth control….
I Thought it Was Appendicitis: Samantha’s Story
…Leiden. That combined with birth control and the car accident in November caused a life-threatening clot to form. At 20 years old, I am a warfarin warrior and my entire…
I’m the Most Positive Person in the World: Colleen’s Story
…I had to have surgery. After having surgery, I was put on Quasence – an extended-cycle birth control pill that allowed me to have only four menstrual cycles a year….
Blood Clots Can Happen to Anyone: Tamara’s Story
In January 2015, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and started estrogen-based birth control. Two months later, I married an active duty Marine and moved from Georgia to…
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…
Forever Changed: Summer’s Story, as Told By Her Partner
…with us. The cause of the clots is still to be determined, but she was on birth control. Summer was – and still is – an amazing woman who changed…
Youth Doesn’t Equal Invincibility: Helen’s Story
…immediately asked me if I was on hormonal birth control. I said yes, I had been on the combo pill since July. I will never forget the look of horror…
A Blood Clot in the Brain Changed My Life: Jen’s Story
…disorders, and blood clots don’t run in my family. The only explanation my doctors can agree on as the cause of my blood clot is hormonal birth control. While in…