What Women Need to Know About Preventing a First Stroke

Joshua Willey, MD, Medical Director of the NYP-Columbia Comprehensive Stroke Center, speaks about the factors that can increase the chance of a first stroke for women. “This is important because women have unique risk factors for stroke, with contraceptives and pregnancy being leading contributors to stroke in the young in particular,” said Dr. Willey, who is also involved in writing the guidelines specific to women. “Since a high proportion of young women will use contraceptives, or are planning or will plan a pregnancy, specific guidelines for a large segment of the population are important and had not been previously specifically addressed,” explains Dr. Willey. [read more]

Source: Everyday Health