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flag Study finds young women using combined oral contraceptives face triple the risk of certain strokes.

flag A recent study at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2025 found that young women using combined oral contraceptives (OCs) face a threefold increased risk of cryptogenic ischaemic stroke. flag The study, involving 268 women aged 18-49, showed an adjusted odds ratio of 3.00. flag Researchers caution that clinicians should be careful when prescribing combined OCs to women with vascular risk factors or history of stroke, and call for further research on the specific risks of different formulations.

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