Global News National<p>Birth control ring and patch linked to higher clot, stroke risk, study says<br>Some hormonal birth control products, including the pill, vaginal ring and skin patch, may increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/birthcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birthcontrol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Stroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stroke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Womenshealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Womenshealth</span></a> <br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11017402/birth-control-ring-patch-stroke-risk-study/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11017402/bi</span><span class="invisible">rth-control-ring-patch-stroke-risk-study/</span></a></p>