Studies show increased risk of blood clots when taking oral contraception with drospirenone
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two new drug safety studies conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provide strong evidence that women taking oral contraception with drospirenone have an increased risk of nonfatal venous thromboembolism, or blood clots, compared to women taking oral contraception with levonorgestrel.