higher risk of blood clots with drospirenone OCs or the contraceptive patch
January 2012
Women will ask about a higher risk of blood clots with drospirenone OCs or the contraceptive patch.
They're hearing that drospirenone OCs (Yasmin, Yaz, etc) increase the risk of thrombosis 74% compared to other low-dose OCs.
But the absolute risk is very small.
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