I don’t know how many of you guys know this but it came to a surprise to me. But birth control pills give a risk of serious blood clots for women, and it has become worse when the skin patches are used.

Just yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a warning on the high risk that birth control patches can lead to blood clots based from results of a new study.

This warning was released shortly after Canada reported two deaths within the past week and 16 cases of blood clots since 2004 among women who used the birth control patch.

Now, you may think that’s not a high number but you also have to remember “how many people are actually using the patch?” And if you’d ask me, one person is too high.

The birth control patch has been sold by prescription dating back to 2001. In the patch, it releases a type of estrogen called ethinyl estradiol and progestin called norelgestromin through the skin and into the bloodstream. Though, the FDA mentions that “women using the product will be exposed to about 60 percent more estrogen than if they were using typical birth control pills.”

A lot of people believe this type of product should not be on the market as it causes serious risk, especially to those that don’t know the potential affects.

"This product should not be on the market," Shawn Khorrami, an attorney for the plaintiffs, told the Associated Press at the time. "When you put out a product that gives women more hormones than they need, then you're increasing their risk of developing those ailments."

So, if you’re like me, you probably didn’t know the potential serious risks of birth control pills and patches. And honestly, I’m sure there’s a lot more than blood clots.