Health News from Medical News Today: Do Birth Control Pills Containing Drospirenone Raise Blood Clot Risk? FDA Orders Safety Review

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Do Birth Control Pills Containing Drospirenone Raise Blood Clot Risk? FDA Orders Safety Review 1 Jun 2011, 1:00 am The FDA informs that new data regarding birth control pills containing drospirenone are being evaluated to determine what the risk of blood clots is. Drospirenone is a synthetic progestin - a female sex hormone. Birth control pills usually contain either progestin or estrogen - they prevent ovulation, among other things to avert pregnancy. The molecular formula of drospirenone is C24H30O3... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.