Sex News
June, 1981
Women and the pill: out, out damned clotBirth-control pills have been associated with thromboembolism, or blood clots, in several studies. Until now, no one has known whether the pill actually causes blood to clot or simply breaks down the body's natural defenses against clots. A new study from Duke University Medical Center begins to close in on the answer. Apparently, the pill aggravates a pre-existing inability to deal with clots among some women. But first, a minilesson in hematology. The bo...
