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Contraceptives May Double Risk of Stroke

Posted by Tim Drake

Friday, October 30, 2009 11:23 AM

According to LifeSiteNews.com, a new study conducted by Chicago’s Loyola University Health System indicates that taking oral contraceptives increases the risk of stroke by nearly double for women.

The study was published by MedLink Neurology. It demonstrated that there are about 4.4 ischemic strokes — caused by the loss of blood supply to the brain — for every 100,000 women of childbearing... READ MORE

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