FDA Investigates Newer Birth Control Pills

The FDA has issued a safety alert warning that women taking a newer type of birth control pill containing the progestin hormone drospirenone may be at higher risk for developing potentially deadly blood clots than women taking pills with an older type of progestin hormone.

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FDA Investigates Newer Birth Control Pills

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