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Studies Suggest Higher Risk Of Blood Clots With Some Birth Control Pills

Katie Anderson, shown with her mother, Beth, in 2010, suffered a life-threatening  pulmonary embolism. Her symptoms started within a month of taking the  birth control pill Yaz. (NPR)
Katie Anderson, shown with her mother, Beth, in 2010, suffered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Her symptoms started within a month of taking the birth control pill Yaz. (NPR)

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