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I stopped taking my birth control because i am afraid of getting a blood clots in my leg. i am a smoker. am i at high risk to getting one?

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Not necessarily: Always better not to smoke, but the risk of blood clots at your age is less with the pills than with pregnancy.

Answered 11/6/2013

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