This medicine could raise your risk of dying from Covid, the study says
The common daily prescription could make your fight with coronavirus more likely to be deadly.
There are many health conditions and genetic markers that could put youRisk of engraving Covid disease-19, including conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, your type of blood, or simply be a man. But according to a recent study, there is a common daily medicine that could also create serious health problems if you contract coronavirus.If you are taking contraceptive pills, new research suggests that the drug couldIncrease your risk of dying of Covid.
The report on the Maine Medical Center, published in the journalEndocrinology, find that anyone currentlyTake oral contraceptives, which contain estrogen, are at an increased risk of potentially fatal blood clot. The paper shows that oral contraceptives can cause blood vessels to reduce, increasing the potential risk of coagulation. AndCovid-19 has been demonstrated to create blood clotting problems In many patients, often leading to death.
The warning was also extended to pregnant women and anyone undergoing hormonal replacement therapy with estrogen. "During this pandemic, we need additional research to determine whether women infected during pregnancy should receive anti-coagulation therapy - or ifWomen taking birth control pills or replacement hormone therapy should interrupt them: "AuthorDaniel I. SprattMd, Main Medical Center, said in a statement.
Birth control pills are the second mostpopular form of contraception In the United States, with about9 million people currently on the pill. And while those who take oral contraceptives are already at ahigher risk of cerebral strokeThe complications created by COVID-19 increase these risks for unexploring territories.
A previous study of 2013 published in theBritish medical newspaperalso found that those whoTake oral contraceptives are 3.5 times more likely to undergo deep vein thrombosis. And for an idea of how mortal blood clotting problems have been present at Covid-19 patients, a July study published in the journalRadiology examined theLink between blood clots and coronavirus mortality. Research has shown that the mortality rate has increased by 38% among those with COVID-19 that had deep vein thrombosis.
Besides,Jeffrey Laurence, MD, a specialist in hematology and oncology at the New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell medical center, said that many major complications of COVID-19 seem to bedriven by blood coagulation. "Covid-19 patients of the ISI develop blood clots, including clots in small vessels, deep vein thromboses in the legs, clots in the lungs and clots caused in brain arranging", A-T -He declared in an interview with Weill Cornell Medicine.
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Of course, there are many uncertainties that remain on the effects of SARS-COV-2 and estrogen on coagulation. The emergence of this pandemic and the curious impact of this blood coagulation virus focus on the need to pursue additional research. And for more information on how it is in your body that could keep you safe by coronavirus, checkWhy you can actually be safe from Covid, a new study says.
