At Risk for Blood Clots?
The Following Factors Increase Your Risk of Developing a Blood Clot: Obesity. Pregnancy. Immobility (Including Prolonged Inactivity, Long Trips by Plane or...
The following factors increase your risk of developing a blood clot:
- Obesity.
- Pregnancy.
- Immobility (including prolonged inactivity, long trips by plane or car)
- Smoking.
- Oral contraceptives.
- Certain cancers.
- Trauma.
- Certain surgeries.
Who is most at risk for blood clots?
Understand Your Risk for Excessive Blood Clotting
- Smoking.
- Overweight and obesity.
- Pregnancy.
- Prolonged bed rest due to surgery, hospitalization or illness.
- Long periods of sitting such as car or plane trips.
- Use of birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy.
- Cancer.
What makes you at risk of blood clots?
These risk factors can include surgery, trauma, pregnancy, hormonal therapy, and immobility. If your blood clot was unprovoked, you have no major clinical risk factors, but could instead have underlying risks. These could include a family history of thrombosis, active cancer, and thrombophilia.
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