At the stroke center - Bach Mai Hospital, doctors have just received a female patient, 33 years old, hospitalized in a state of severe headache with convulsions. Before that, patients took birth control pills about 3 months. The diagnostic result of the image confirmed that she had cerebral vein thrombosis with intracranial hemorrhage. Despite being actively treated, the patient still suffers from half -numbness and a long time to recover.
Another 34 -year -old woman also used contraceptives and appeared long -term headache symptoms. She was diagnosed with brain thrombosis but was fortunate not to hurt brain parenchyma and recover after a week of treatment.
MSc Dinh Trung Hieu - a stroke center, Bach Mai Hospital - emphasized: "Birth control pills are an effective tool in reproductive control.
Also according to MSc Hieu, if in the process of using the drug, there are signs such as increasing headache, pain at night, taking pain relievers, convulsions or loss of awareness, they need to go to the hospital immediately. Do not forget to notify the doctor about the type of contraceptive used and the time used.
Estrogen - a common component in birth control pills - can increase the concentration of coagulation factors such as fibrinogen and prothrombin, while reducing the activity of S protein - the body's natural anticoagulant. When this balance is lost, blood is susceptible to clumping and forming blood clots, causing blood vessel blockage, especially in the brain.
For those who carry the Factor V Leiden gene mutation - a factor related to coagulation disorders - this risk also soar to 20 to 30 times if taking birth control pills.
Women under 35 years old if they smoke, overweight, have a history of thrombosis or stroke, or in a family with people suffering from blood clotting diseases, should be especially careful when using birth control pills.
