I Didn’t Give Blood Clots a Second Thought Before Experiencing Mine: Alison’s Story
…the waiting room in a wheelchair and admitted me to the ER. I was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary embolism at 29 years old, with only my use of birth control…
Young People are Not Educated on Blood Clots: Marlena’s Story
…I am off blood thinners and almost back to normal, just having some residual pain. In terms of risk factors, I had been taking birth control, and I also had…
IVs Have Provoked All of My Blood Clots: Jillian’s Story
…birth control pill as a result. In 2022, I had an IV placed in my left forearm prior to a MRI. Pain and redness followed a few days later along…
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…
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…
My Children Will Have Education About Blood Clots: Katelyn’s Story
…positive for three blood clotting disorders, factor V Leiden (heterozygous), plasminogen deficiency, and prothombrin gene mutation (factor II). My other risk factors were estrogen-based birth control and a plane flight….
MAY E-NEWSLETTER | WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR HEALTH, YOUR CHOICES MATTER
…life-saving information about birth control and …
I Was Diagnosed With Unexplained Chest Pain: Kyndal’s Story
…have no answers for what this was. Almost a year of follow-up testing revealed the sole reason for this occurrence was due to estrogen-based birth control, and I was finally…
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…
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….