"Another Birth Control Death..."

trecycat · 04-02-2007, 10:21 AM

I received this email from my cousin and just wanted to pass this on...

"Recently this past week, my cousin Nicole Dishuk (age 31...newly grad
student with a doctorant degree about to start her new career as a
Doctor...) was flown into a nearby hospital, (She lives in Penn. )
because she passed out.

They found a blood clot in her neck, and immediately took her by
helicopter to the ER to operate. by the time they removed the right half
of her skull to relieve the pressure on her brain, the clot had spread
to her brain causing severe damge.

Since last Wednesday night, she was battling.. they induced her into a
coma to stop the blood flow, They operated 3 times..

Finally, they said there was nothing left that they could do.. they
found multiple clots in the left side of her brain.. the swelling
wouldn't stop, and she was on life support..

She died at 4:30 yesterday. She leaves behind a husband, and a
2 yr old Brandon and a 4yr old Justin.. The CAUSE of DEATH - they found
was a birth control she was taking that allows you to only have your
period 3 X's a year...
They said it interrupts life's menstrual cycle, and although
it is FDA approved... shouldn't be - So to the women in my address book
- I ask you to boycott this product & deal with your period once a month
-
so you can live the rest of the months that your life has in store for
you.

*Please send this to every woman you know - you may save someone's
life...

Stacie M · 04-02-2007, 10:36 AM

http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/dishuk.asp

I wouldn't take this too seriously. Of course, we need to remember that all hormonal BCP's raise the risk of blood clot and stroke. However, as Snopes says, women have been suppressing their AF for a long time w/o additional side effects, and you don't need to have "life's menstrual flow" while on BCP's because your lining is not building up.

Stacie

Stinky_Kitty · 04-02-2007, 12:57 PM

FWIW, I was on Seasonale for less than 3 months before I ended up in the hospital with mulitple clots in both of my lungs. Before that I had been on OrthoTriCyclen for about 10 years with no problems. I sometimes wonder if I had stayed on the OTC if I would not have had the pulmonary embolisms.