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Old 07-20-2005, 03:00 PM
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Originally posted by DWAlphaGam
FYI - The pill can cause blood clots, too - especially if you smoke. That happened to my mom, who had a pulmonary embolism at age 32. (She recovered, thankfully, but has to be very careful now because she's prone to clots even though she's not on the pill and quit smoking.)
That is true, but the article was saying that the patch puts women at greater risk than the pill. Not that the pill will not cause blood clots.
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