New Study Shows Contraceptive Pill Increases Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke
New Study Shows Contraceptive Pill Increases Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke by LifeSiteNews.com By Matthew Hoffman May 7, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has revealed that the newest version of the contraceptive pill increases the risk of heart disease. The study, which was conducted by the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies at the University of Udine, in Italy, concludes that the new, “third-generation” oral contraceptives elevates the levels of “C-reactive protein” (CRP) in women, which in turn raises their risk of cardiovascular disease. In comparing healthy women who used the […]
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