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Does using birth control patches increase my risk for stroke?
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Yes: Birth control has hormones that can increase the risk for stroke. It's one of the well known complications. That risk is multiplied if you also smoke. However in young healthy nonsmoking individuals that overall risk is still pretty low.
Answered 6/30/2012
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Yes: Further increased if you smoke.
Answered 6/26/2012
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