Lacunar infarction with oral contraceptives: An unusual case report.

J Midlife Health

Department of Pharmacology, V.S.S Medical College and Hospital, Burla, Odisha, India.

Published: July 2013

Combined oral contraceptives are one of the risk factor for stroke in women. We report a case of an arterial ischemic stroke due to lacunar infarction in a 35-year-old previously healthy female patient induced after 3 years on Sukhi an oral contraceptive after two times artificial abortions. A brain MRI finding was suggestive of lacunar infarction. Her symptoms improved after stopping the oral contraceptive and putting her on I.V heparin therapy.

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