The Risk of Stroke
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From the Toronto Star comes an article titled, "Increased stroke risk from pill called slim"According to the article, a new study suggests that "women taking low-dose birth control pills are at higher risk of having a stroke - although the risk is slight - than those who aren't taking oral contraceptives." Notice the headline states the risk is "slim" and the first sentence quickly points out that the higher risk is "slight." Yet according to the article, the new study found that "women on birth control pills have a risk of strokes double that of nonusers." And it was further stated that "in the United States, there are almost 425 strokes linked to birth control pills each year." The lead author of the study said that "the risk of women of child-bearing age having a stroke is so slight that a small increase is nothing to be alarmed about" according to the article. It was also stated that "the low-dose pill is associated with a doubling of stroke risk, but a doubling doesn't mean that much for the average woman of reproductive years." According to the article, a practicing obstetrician had this to say regarding the study: "The benefits of the pill far outweigh any danger" and that "the study won't mean much for women walking into her clinic." The Article Link: Increased stroke risk from pill called slim
The JAMA Study Link: Ischemic Stroke Risk With Oral Contraceptives I would suggest those of you with a clinical background read the JAMA study to get a better understanding of this issue. Now lets look at this article again.
The study found that the risk of stroke when using birth control was double that of non-users. The study also stated that the risk does not mean much and a practitioner in the field stated that the benefits far outweighed the risk. Read the article again using the term "chiropractic" in place of "birth control" and "the pill" and the term "chiropractor" in place of "obstetrician" and ask yourself these questions: How would the media handle this?
How would this affect my practice? ---
Thank you to Dr. Steven Silk for notifying us of this article. We appreciate your dedication to serve others.
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