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Research and personal stories of hormonal birth control induced blood clots.

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Why Aren’t Women Tested for Factor V Leiden and Other Clotting Disorders?

by Kerry Gretchen
August 26, 2024
23.2K views

When I had a stroke at age 28, my doctors did some tests and found that I have a fairly common clotting

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Diabetes: Another Problem With Hormonal Birth Control

by Kerry Gretchen
July 12, 2024
6.2K views

Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States according to the American Diabetes Association. Tens of millions of

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Suffering in Silence: Yeast Infections, UTIs, and Hormones

by Kerry Gretchen
April 17, 2024
14K views

I want to tell you about a friend of mine. She used to get yeast infections and urinary tract infections (UTI) all

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Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby: Hormonal Contraception & Libido

by Kerry Gretchen
April 4, 2024
9.6K views

“If sexuality is one dimension of our ability to live passionately in the world then in cutting off our sexual feelings we

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Nexplanon Side Effects: A Case Story

by Jeisel S.
March 5, 2024
6.6K views

As a mother of 4, having had all of my children in my twenties, birth control was always a part of my

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Birth Control Induced Pulmonary Emboli: Sudden and Slow

by Chandler Marrs, PhD
January 11, 2024
11.9K views

Pulmonary emboli are notoriously difficult to diagnose clinically, especially in otherwise healthy young women. The early signs include such nondescript symptoms as

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Depression and Mood Disorders: Trivialized Side Effects of Birth Control

by Mike Gaskins
December 13, 2023
15.2K views

Doctors frequently dismiss irritability and depression as minor side effects of birth control – a mere inconvenience that can easily be treated.

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Birth Control Deserves Honest Discussions

by Mike Gaskins
November 28, 2023
7K views

All throughout school I was something of a class clown. The only difference between then and now is that now I have

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