Medical Questions & Answers

Question: How does the birth control pill cause thrombotic problems?
One of the rare side effects of taking the oral contraceptive pill is the development of a blood clot (thrombus) in a vein. This is now a very rare complication with the low dose pills that doctors have available.
If a blood clot does occur, it is [...]

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Question: What is the difference between the mini-pill and other oral contraceptives?
Most oral contraceptives (known as combined pills) contain two different hormones that roughly correspond to the two types of hormone produced by your ovaries. They may be given as a stead}’ dose of hormone throughout the month, or may have two or three different [...]

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