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Stroke Risk Linked to Birth Control Pills Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left hand became clumsy while eating. What triggered her stroke, at such a young age, may have been the birth control pills she was taking. Oral contraceptives nearly double the risk of stroke, according to a review article in MedLink Neurology by three Loyola University Health System neurologists. (source: sciencedaily.com)
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