Millions of women who take the combined contraceptive pill run an increased risk of a sudden, inexplicable stroke, suggests worrying research.
Researchers, who analyzed data from more than 500 women, found those who used a combined oral contraception – better known as the pill – three times more likely to undergo a stroke than those who did not do it.
This was despite the fact that researchers found no significant link between the pill and known risk -drilling factors such as high blood pressure, migraine and obesity, suggesting that it was the medicine itself that was somehow responsible.
Dr Mine Sezgin, an expert in neurology of Istanbul University and the lead researcher of the new study, said that the findings had consequences for contraception in women with health problems raising their risk of stroke.
“Our findings previously confirm evidence that oral contraceptives links to the risk of a stroke and should cause careful evaluation of the risk of stroke in young women, in particular with additional risk factors,” she said.
“This knowledge can help lead to more personalized contraception choices for women.”
The researchers now advise care providers to be careful when prescribing the combined contraceptive pill to women with an increased risk of stroke.
This is not the first study that makes a connection between the pill and touch risk and independent experts have previously encouraged women to stop using birth controls based on the results.
Millions of women who are on the pill are running a considerably higher risk of stroke, suggests an investigation
The proportion of women who take oral contraceptives has fallen by more than two-thirds, from 420,600 in 2012/13 to 126,400 in 2022/23, according to the NHS data
They have said that it is crucial to remember the chance that a healthy woman who suffers a stroke is extremely low in the first place, so the increased risk in these studies in real terms quite small.
Independent experts have also emphasized that pregnancy entails a high risk of stroke.
The pill is a hormonal contraceptive that contains both estrogen and progestogenic, so that the ovaries release an egg every month.
Around 3.1 million women take medication in the UK, according to recent data.
But according to the World Health Organization, more than 100 million women around the world use the combined oral contraceptive.
In the new study, presented at the European Stroke Organization Conference in Helsinki, Finland, researchers investigated data from 268 women aged 18-49 who had suffered a cryptogenic ischemic stroke.
This is a stroke without clear identifiable causes.
These women were linked to 268 affiliated participants who acted as a control.
Of the 536 participants, 66 percussion vessels and 38 women took the combined contraceptive pill.
The NHS says that natural family planning can be effective up to 99 percent when it is performed correctly and about 75 percent if it is not used according to the instructions. For comparison: the pill, implant, IUS and IUD are 99 percent effective with perfect use, while condoms are 98 percent
After correction for age and medical disorders, researchers discovered that women in the pill had a three -time risk of a cryptogenic stroke.
Researchers were also responsible for different amounts of estrogen in the various oral contraceptives to guarantee consistency.
Dr. Sezgin said: “What is especially remarkable is that the association remains strong, even when keeping the bill of other known risk factors, which suggests that there may be additional mechanisms – possibly genetic or organic.”
“While data offers important initial insights, larger studies are needed to determine whether certain formulations have different risk levels.”
When it is taken correctly, it is said that the combined pill is more than 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy.
It is also often prescribed for heavy or painful periods, premenstrual syndrome, endometriosis and acne.
However, the pill has also been associated with a number of relevant health complications, including blood clots, heart attacks and cancer.
Common side effects include breakthrough bleeding, headache, nausea and painful breasts.
Other meaningful signs of an imminent blow often fall under the radar. These include sudden numbness on one side of the body, sudden dizziness and swallowing problems
Some women also report weight gain and a change in sexual drive, but there is not enough evidence to say whether this is caused by the pill.
According to the NHS, taking the pill can increase the chances of a woman to develop breast or cervical cancer, but this increased risk disappears 10 years after a woman stops taking.
The new research is because new data suggests that cases of strokes are rising in young people, with 100,000 patients who suffer from the medical emergency every year in the UK.
Strokes are one of the greatest murderers in Britain, in which around 38,000 people are killed every year and are also an important cause of disability.
The meaningful symptoms of a stroke can be remembered with the help of the acronym quickly: face (hanging or inability to smile), arms (weakness or inability to raise one arm), speech (tricks or slipped) and time (to call emergency services immediately).
But other less well -known symptoms to pay attention are blurred vision or loss of the vision in one or both eyes, a severe headache and feeling or being sick.
Beraningen are usually caused by oily deposits or a blood clot -blocking arteries that deliver the brain – known as ischemic stroke.
This can be done as a result of cardiovascular disease as critical blood vessels over time by plaques be narrowed or blocked.
Another type of stroke – content of hemorrhagic strokes – occurs when a blood vessel bursts in the brain and its content starts to leak in the organ.
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