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Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk
Published: 9 April 2009
Women taking birth control pills, especially those who have just started taking them, may face an increased risk of developing the autoimmune disease lupus, a new study suggests. Dr. Samy Suissa of the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology at Jewish General Hospital of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ led the study and findings are published in the April issue of Arthritis Care & Research.