Go to the ER Right Away: Christine’s Story
…move fast. They started drawing blood and asking me questions. I wasn’t taking birth control, no long travel, no family history, and no recent surgery. I was sent off to…
The Emotional Toll Has Been Challenging: Jenna’s Story
…a pulmonary embolism or PE. The second scan of my lungs found an additional PE. After extensive testing, my doctors believe my clots were caused by birth control pills, which…
Blood Clot Information
…new mothers during and after childbirth. They …
Do Not Take Your Good Health for Granted: Ardith’s Story
…I was healthy led me to ignore my symptoms. Blood clots never even crossed my mind, even though I had been on estrogen-based birth control for years. I had stopped…
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…
What causes DVT/PE in children?
…clotting system and make the blood more likely to form clots in …
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…to school for students across U.S. college campuses led to the …
I Now Have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Amy’s Story
…having COVID, and I still struggle with scar tissue in my lungs. In addition to my hospital stay, hormonal birth control is believed to have contributed to my blood clots….
Recovery Has Been a Long Road: Jessica’s Story
…I owe everything to the awesome doctors and nurses in the ER and ICU that saved my life. Doctors believe the combination of my hormonal birth control and recent COVID-19…
My Mental Health Has Suffered More Than My Physical Health: Denise’s Story
…never been admitted to the hospital. I knew the cause the second it was confirmed that it was a DVT. I started birth control pills two months prior, in March…