Newer types of birth control pills confirmed to raise blood clot risk

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

Women who take newer types of birth control pills face a higher risk of developing blood clots than women who take older types, researchers said Tuesday, providing what some called "clarifying" evidence that more modern contraceptives designed as safer options may in fact pose more risk than earlier...

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