Contraception: which types of pills carry a higher risk of thrombosis?
Posted On March 18, 2021
The controversy related to the risk of thrombosis with the AstraZeneca vaccine has revived the debate on the potential dangerousness of the pill. Indeed, this form of contraception presents much more risk of thromboembolic accidents than anti-Covid-19 vaccines. So which types of pills are the most dangerous? What alternative solutions are there? LaLibre.be takes stock with Philippe Simon, head of the gynecology department at Erasme hospital.