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Old 07-22-2005, 12:46 AM
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Originally posted by Kimmie1913
WHen they ran it here I noticed that the women who died was a smoker. To me, that skews the conclusion that the patch has a higher rate of clotting. DO NOT SMOKE IF YOU ARE ON THE PILL OR THE PATCH. They stress that all the time and people do nto lsiten. It makes a difference and increases your risk of clots. Just don't do it.

I was wondering if this case had to do with smoking. I know a girl who smoked and was on the pill who had a stroke at 24. She is fine now because she caught it early.
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