Woman dies after 5 months using contraceptive pill

At just 23 years old, young British newly formed Charlotte Foster died in January of this year year with a pulmonary embolism. An investigation has been opened in recent days to investigate the cause of death, which found that the contraceptive pill was the only factor that could have contributed to clot formation.

Charlotte visited the doctor three weeks before dying, claiming pain in the leg and ended up getting the expert's advice to rest off a day's spa. The mother of the girl said during the investigation the daughter had reported to the doctor to suffer with palpitations, pain in the ribs, the back and difficulties to breathe.

Charlotte used the pill Dianette, famous in Brazil like Diane-35. She had started using the medication with the gynecologist's advice as a contraceptive method and for the treatment of acne.

Using a pill could be dangerous?

Experts say that the risk of thrombosis exists and is even present in the product. However, the chances of a thrombosis may be higher or lower depending on the patient's profile, which is why it is absolutely essential to seek a doctor before starting the medication.

Gynecologist and mastologist Milca Chade points out that the woman who does not smoke, does not have obesity and does not have a family history has a risk of 1 to 10 thousand of having a thrombosis. "When it is linked to some of these associated factors, the risk increases," says Milca. "The rationale should not be focused on the contraceptive pill alone. We have to evaluate the dynamics of synthetic hormones and understand that they increase coagulation of the blood, so the woman has a greater chance of a thrombosis in any vessel of the organism, "says the gynecologist and obstetrician Alberto d'Auria, of the Hospital and Maternidade Santa Joana.

What is a pulmonary embolism? > Pulmonary embolism is directly linked to thrombosis because it is often caused by the presence of a blood clot in an artery, which blocks the passage of blood. This clot is usually from veins in the leg (especially the thigh region) or the pelvis (hips area). This type of clot is also called deep venous thrombosis (DVT).

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When should I be concerned?

There is a lot of information that the doctor should ask the patient before prescribing any birth control pill. "He must know if the woman or someone in her family has a history of thrombosis, hemorrhoidal thrombosis (ruptured or compressed hemorrhoids, which leaves blood accumulating in the anus, forming a clot), repeated abortion, tendency to varicose veins, whether it is a patient with chronic migraine or if she is a smoker, "says d'Auria, with special attention to the last two items, which can significantly increase the chances of thrombosis. the risks can also be increased in people who are overweight and obese or even who carry out constant travel by plane. "These cases are four times more likely to be diagnosed with leg thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke or stroke," says the specialist.

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