CONSIDERING THAT UPDATED GUIDANCE. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, ANYONE CAN GET A BLOOD CLOT. BUT DID YOU KNOW WOMEN ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR A BLOOD CLOT DURING PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND UP TO THREE MONTHS AFTER DELIVERING A BABY? IN FACT, PREGNANT WOMEN ARE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE A BLOOD CLOT COMPARED WITH WOMEN WHO AREN’T PREGNANT. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY. HORMONES CAN ALSO INCREASE YOUR RISK OF DEVELOPING A BLOOD CLOT, LIKE BEING ON BIRTH CONTROL. DR. VINCENT NERI IS A VASCULAR SURGEON AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. HE SAYS HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR. IF PEOPLE DEVELOP SUDDEN, ABRUPT ONSET SWELLING IN A SINGLE EXTREMITY, A LOT OF PAIN. THAT’S REALLY NOT GETTING BETTER WITH TIME. AND ONE THING THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR IS IF YOU GET SUDDEN SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN THAT CAN ALWAYS SUGGEST A POSSIBLE PULMONARY EMBOLISM OR SOME OF THAT CLOT TRAVELING TO THE LUNGS. ALTHOUGH PEOPLE CAN HAVE A GENETIC CONDITION THAT INCREASES THEIR RISK FOR A BLOOD CLOT. DR. NOORI SAYS SOME OTHER RISK FACTORS ARE WEIG
Woman’s Doctor: Women at higher risk for blood clots at these times
Updated: 5:31 PM EDT May 22, 2023
Anyone can get a blood clot, but women are at higher risk for a blood clot during pregnancy, childbirth and up to three months after delivering a baby.Pregnant women are five times more likely to experience a blood clot, compared with women who are not pregnant, according to a new study. Hormones can also increase a woman’s risk of developing a blood clot, like being on birth control.Dr. Vincent Noori, a vascular surgeon at Mercy Medical Center, explained the symptoms that women need to watch for.”If people develop sudden, abrupt onset swelling in a single extremity, a lot of pain that’s really not getting better with time, and one thing they should always look out for is if you get a sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, that can always suggest a possible pulmonary embolism or some of that clot traveling to the lungs,” Noori said.Although people can have a genetic condition that increases their risk for a blood clot, Noori said some other risk factors include weight, smoking, diabetes or prior traumas or surgeries.
Anyone can get a blood clot, but women are at higher risk for a blood clot during pregnancy, childbirth and up to three months after delivering a baby.
Pregnant women are five times more likely to experience a blood clot, compared with women who are not pregnant, according to a new study. Hormones can also increase a woman’s risk of developing a blood clot, like being on birth control.
Dr. Vincent Noori, a vascular surgeon at Mercy Medical Center, explained the symptoms that women need to watch for.
“If people develop sudden, abrupt onset swelling in a single extremity, a lot of pain that’s really not getting better with time, and one thing they should always look out for is if you get a sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, that can always suggest a possible pulmonary embolism or some of that clot traveling to the lungs,” Noori said.
Although people can have a genetic condition that increases their risk for a blood clot, Noori said some other risk factors include weight, smoking, diabetes or prior traumas or surgeries.
