Overweight and obese women are in danger of developing life-threatening blood clots from birth control pills, new research reports.
Commonly known as "the pill", combined birth control pills are a widespread form of contraception that come with a risk of blood clots. A new study has spelled out the staggering risks of developing serious blood clots for some women on the pill.
Obese women taking the pill are 24 times as likely to develop clots, and for overweight women, the risks were twelve-fold. Researchers recommended alternative forms of birth control as a safer alternative for women in both groups.
