Oral contraceptives and risk of a stroke
I am not a woman, but this article struck me as interesting.
Women may experience a stroke at any age, if they take oral contraceptives, according to doctors Loyola University (USA). Pharmacists found that the pill is almost twice the risk of stroke. At the same time in the world there are about 100 million women who take drugs against unwanted pregnancy.
Modern oral contraceptives contain much lower concentrations of hormone estrogen than older drugs. Nevertheless, in recent decades, namely birth control pills were suspected by doctors as the main factor that increases rates of stroke among younger women. Presumably oral contraceptives cause blood clots in the arteries and raise blood pressure.
Among the 100 thousand women of childbearing age is approximately four cases of ischemic stroke. The use of contraceptive pills increases the risk of stroke in 1,9 times, because of what is already a stroke affects the 8 women out of 100 thousand for women smokers, women with high blood pressure with a history of migraines and stroke risk in the use of oral contraceptives is even higher, say clinicians .
According to cardiologists, for healthy young women without any risk factors of stroke benefits of the contraceptive pill is likely to outweigh the risks. But in poor health or presence of any risk factor of heart problems experts recommend avoiding drugs from unwanted pregnancy. At the first sign of headache, nausea, vomiting, unstable heart doctors strongly advised to stop using oral contraception and undergo a medical examination.
