Pill doubles stroke risk.

Pill doubles stroke risk:
October 28 2009 | Times of India Bangalore

Oral contraceptives nearly double stroke risk, according to a study by three Loyola University neurologists. Nearly 100 million women worldwide use birth control pills. Pills nowadays contain much lower concentrations of estrogens than older preparations. There are about 4.4 ischemic strokes for every 100,000 women of childbearing age. Birth control pills increase the risk 1.9 times, according to a meta-analysis , which combines the results of multiple studies.