NBCA Team
…a blood clot, she sees herself and her family in so many of the …
This Was Not About Getting Older: Joyce’s Story
…experience, my eldest brother died of a blood clot. My advice to all of the women out there is to be extremely aware of hormone replacement therapy and birth control….
If I Had Waited Any Longer, I Could Have Died: Allyson’s Story
…multiple risk factors — COVID-19 and the hormonal birth control I was prescribed — had likely caused my blood clots. I am currently being tested for any genetic clotting disorders…
Know Your Family Health History: Kelly’s Story
…why knowing your family health history is so important! It is also important to know if you have other risk factors for blood clots, such as taking hormonal birth control,…
Urgent Patient Advocacy Update from the National Blood Clot Alliance
…but not limited to, people with clotting disorders, cancer, …
This Experience Changed My Entire Life: Kim’s Story
…blood clotting disorder in my family, being on birth control at the age of 45, and severe dehydration were all risk factors that contributed to my blood clots. I started…
Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute: Marianne’s Story
…my clotting event. I have a remote desk job that requires quite a bit of travel with long commute times. I was also on a low dose birth control, hadn’t…
CVS Caremark puts Eliquis® back on its formularies
…susceptible to blood clots, including, but not limited to, people …
Young People Get Blood Clots Too: Michelle’s Story
…May Thurner Syndrome and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome that contributed to my clotting experience in addition to a hip injury and the estrogen-based birth control I was on. Although my clot…
Not Just Calf Pain: Kayla’s Story
…Leiden and MTHFR. Those mutations mixed with the birth control I was on led to my blood clots, despite being incredibly active. After we learned about my blood clotting disorders,…