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Why are blood clots a risk with hormonal birth control?

April 26, 2017birth control blood clots hormonal risk

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Why are blood clots a risk with hormonal birth control?

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Blood clots are a known risk of hormonal birth control because their principal ingredient, estrogen, promotes blood coagulation. The hormones in the Ortho Evra birth control patch pass directly into the woman’s blood stream, while hormones in the pill pass through the intestinal tract before entering the blood stream.