Clot Risk May Be Higher With Newer Birth Control Pills

Women who take birth control pills with the newer hormone drospirenone have a higher risk for developing potentially serious blood clots than women who take oral contraceptives containing the older hormone levonorgestrel, two new studies show.

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Clot Risk May Be Higher With Newer Birth Control Pills

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