My Body Fought to Live, and I’m Living Every Moment: Shytasia’s Story
…in life. I am taking care of myself more than ever. My body fought to live, and I am living every moment. I learned that birth control can cause blood…
I Feel Lucky to Have Gotten a Second Chance at Living: Kara’s Story
In May 2021, I was experiencing extreme perimenopausal hot flashes, and hormone replacement therapy wasn’t helping, so I started estrogen-based birth control. Things were improving until one day, I lost…
Nobody Should Have to ‘Just Deal’ with Bleeding: Meghan’s Story
…cause turned out to be birth control. I was in intensive care for six days. I was put on a blood thinner and discharged, and then the world completely shut…
I Suddenly Felt Like My Leg Was Dying: Kailea’s Story
…addition to the car accident, my other risk factors included estrogen-based birth control and factor V Leiden (heterozygous). My advice is to listen to your body. If you feel like…
Never Give Up Hope: Shaun’s Story
I was diagnosed with two left pulmonary emboli on January 22, 2024. I tested positive for Covid one week prior, and I had just started estrogen-based birth control for irregular…
I Learned to Love My Body Again: Andreea’s Story
…medical professionals, and now the pain was getting worse. But all my vitals looked fine. I told him I was on estrogen-based birth control pills and that I needed to…
Always Pay Attention to Changes in Your Body: Kristian’s Story
…was admitted for the weekend, started on a heparin drip, and later transitioned to twice-daily blood thinners. All of this was caused by my birth control use. My symptoms were…
Trust Your Gut and Push for Answers: Elle’s Story
…stress or injured. In terms of risk factors, I was on estrogen-based birth control. It’s frustrating and anxiety-inducing going from being so active to not trusting my body. Also, every…
Factor V Leiden Resources
…United States have this. FVL. FVL increases a person’s risk …
Nationwide 12-month Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Ask to Congress
…Available at: …