New Educational Resource for Women
…they relate to estrogen-based birth control …
Surviving Blood Clots is Life-Changing: Jackie’s Story
…I was immediately started on a new oral anticoagulant medication. No leads came about to explain why this happened so suddenly. I had been on birth control pills since my…
When in Doubt, Check it Out: Melissa’s Story
…and me, because I was faithfully taking birth control. Due to the heavy bleeding, the doctor suspected I was losing the baby. He was right, I was miscarrying. I spoke…
Gaining Understanding After My Blood Clot: Sarah’s Story
…it may have been hormonal birth control, even though I had been on it for over a decade without any problems. I recently had to get a hormone-based IUD to…
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…
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…
Listen to Your Body and Trust Your Doctor: Dana’s Story
…stopped taking the low-dose estrogen birth control I had been on for years. Whenever I travel by car or plane, I always make sure to stretch my legs. Upon recently…
Volunteer Spotlight: Mimi MacKinnon
…Mimi suffered a near fatal pulmonary embolism at the age of 31 related to birth control. During her journey, she has searched for ways to become meaningfully involved in the…
MAY E-NEWSLETTER | WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR HEALTH, YOUR CHOICES MATTER
…life-saving information about birth control and …
I’m a Two-Time Survivor of Pulmonary Emboli: Heather’s Story
…and monitoring, I was told my clots were caused by estrogen-based birth control. I was to remain on blood thinners for the rest of my life and not take any…