Killer No. 2: Birth Control PillsThe danger: Stroke
The source: Shape
The details: "I had a large blood clot in my left lung -- a pulmonary embolism -- which had already damaged part of my lung....But that was the least of my worries. There was a risk it could move to my heart or brain where it would surely kill me."
The fine print "Doctors told me they would test for a gene I had never heard of: Factor V Leiden, which causes those that carry it to be predisposed to life-threatening blood clots....It's estimated that about four to seven percent of the population [has it]."
The bottom line: Welp, guess it's back to the pull-out method.
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