birth control pills (oral contraceptive pills)

Dear EC,
Generally the birth control pills (oral contraceptive pills) have the known side effect of causing blood clots in the blood vessels which wil then will cause thrombo-embolism lke in the case mentioned.
However the incidence is rare and only higher in those who have some other blood or vascular disorders.

yours,
teong gee


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Dear Eugenice,
> How far does it true about the below??

Every drug has side effects, including those two drugs that are mentioned in that article. In fact, all birth control pills have this side effects. However, whether the side effect happens or not, it all depends on chances (calculated through large scale studies). If they have deadly side effects, they will soon be retrieved from the market. I think the FDA is aware of this. Therefore, I recommend close follow up with the FDA reports to see if it is safe enough to take those drugs.

Take care,

Pei-Ching, Oon

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----- Original Message ----
From: Eugenice Wong <eugenice@yahoo.com.tw>
To: Wong EC KW <ecwong@kwongwah.com.my>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 4:06:49 PM
Subject: birth control pill

Hi doctors,
How far does it true about the below??

Dear ladies,
Better take precaution!

Men,
Pls pass to your loved.


cheers,
EC

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <Maggie_Wang@dell.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Subject: FW: birth control pill
To:

PASS THIS ON EVEN IF YOU DO NOT USE IT

Recently this past week, my cousin Nicole Dishuk (age 31...newly graduated student with a doctoral degree about to start her new career as a Doctor...) was flown into a nearby hospital, because she passed out.

They found a blood clot in her neck, and immediately took her by helicopter to the ER to operate. By the time they removed the right half of her skull to relieve the pressure on her brain; the clot had spread to her brain causing severe damage.

Since last Wednesday night, she was battling... they induced her into a coma to stop the blood flow, they operated 3 times... Finally, they said there was nothing left that they could do... they found multiple clots in the left side of her brain... the swelling wouldn't stop, and she was on life support...

She died at 4:30 yesterday. She leaves behind a husband, a 2yr old Brandon and a 4yr old Justin... The CAUSE of DEATH - they found was a birth control she was taking that allows you to only have your period 3 times a year... They said it interrupts life's menstrual cycle, and although it is FDA approved... shouldn't be - So to the women in my address book - I ask you to boycott this product & deal with your period once a month - so you can live the rest of the months that your life has in store for you.

*Please send this to every woman you know - you may save someone's life... Remember, you have a CYCLE for a reason!

The name of this new birth control pill is LYBREL. If you go to Lybrel.com http://lybrel.com/, you will find at least 26 pages of information regarding this drug.

The second birth control pill is, SEASONIQUE. If you go to the website of, Seasonique.com http://seasonique .com/, you will find 43 pages of information regarding this drug.

The warnings and side effects regarding both pills are horrible. Please, please forward this information to as many daughters AND sons, co-workers, friends and relatives. Several lives have already been changed

Thanks & Best Regards,

Sze Min

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