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I am wondering how much does taking birth control impact getting a blood clot blood clots?
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Genetics: Genetic proclivity to clot forming, e.g., Factor V Leiden increases the risk, Single dose of the gene increases the risk by about 5 fold and having two doses of the mutated gene increases the risk about 50 fold. You may visit this site: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/factor-v-leiden/symptoms-causes/syc-20372423
Answered 4/15/2019
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