Joe Eszterhas
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It does a lot of weird stuff.
Yeah, and also it's very dangerous for them.
A friend of mine, his daughter died.
She was on the birth control pill and she was smoking cigarettes.
And she, I guess smoking cigarettes and birth control pills for some people can cause blood clots.
I don't understand why or what, but that is an issue, right?
You're not supposed to smoke if you're on birth control?
See if that's still the recommendation.
Well, obviously they tell you not to smoke, period.
But I think there's some potential complication.
Smoking while taking oral contraceptive that contain estrogen significantly increases the risk of severe cardiovascular events like heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots.
The risk is particularly high for women over 35.
Quitting smoking or using alternative birth control is highly recommended.
I had Jan Wenner in here once.
It was an interesting conversation.
He kept looking at his watch.