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Oral Contraceptives, HRT & Stroke, What's UP?
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Oral Contraceptives, HRT & Stroke, What's UP?

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devaki berkson
Sep 21, 2023
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Incidents of strokes are increased in young women relative to young men, suggesting that oral contraceptive (OC) use is one of the causes of stroke among young women.

So says studies out of the University of Miami.

Long-term exposures to the varying combinations of estrogen and progestins (synthetic versions) found in birth control pills adversely affect…

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