Susan Walker

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Reader in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University

Birth control pill linked to greater risk of blood clots in women with obesity – here’s what you need to know

Women who are obese and taking the combined oral contraceptive pill have 12 to 24 times greater risk of developing a leg-vein blood clot than those not taking the pill and who are not overweight, according to a recent review of research

Birth control pill linked to greater risk of blood clots in women with obesity – here’s what you need to know

Women who are obese and taking the combined oral contraceptive pill have 12 to 24 times greater risk of developing a leg-vein blood clot than those not taking the pill and who are not overweight, according to a recent review of research

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Susan Walker

Reader in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University

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Birth control pill linked to greater risk of blood clots in women with obesity – here’s what you need to know

Women who are obese and taking the combined oral contraceptive pill have 12 to 24 times greater risk of developing a leg-vein blood clot than those not taking the pill and who are not overweight, according to a recent review of research

Birth control pill linked to greater risk of blood clots in women with obesity – here’s what you need to know

Women who are obese and taking the combined oral contraceptive pill have 12 to 24 times greater risk of developing a leg-vein blood clot than those not taking the pill and who are not overweight, according to a recent review of research

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Susan Walker

Reader in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University

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Birth control pill linked to greater risk of blood clots in women with obesity – here’s what you need to know

Women who are obese and taking the combined oral contraceptive pill have 12 to 24 times greater risk of developing a leg-vein blood clot than those not taking the pill and who are not overweight, according to a recent review of research

Birth control pill linked to greater risk of blood clots in women with obesity – here’s what you need to know

Women who are obese and taking the combined oral contraceptive pill have 12 to 24 times greater risk of developing a leg-vein blood clot than those not taking the pill and who are not overweight, according to a recent review of research

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