DVT/Pulmonary Embolism

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I am a 48 year old non-smoker. After 16 months of worsening peri-menopause symptoms and PMS I spoke with my GYN about my declining quality of life. We discussed the fact that 22 years earlier I had experience a DVT after a C-section. As I had not had any recurrence or even phlebitis or treatment for over 20 years, I began taking the US oral contraceptive drug YAZ, which is drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol. This appears to be the same drug marketed in Europe under the name Yasmin. This drug is ...Read the full article