PARIS, March 26 (Xinhua) -- A survey conducted by French health watchdog showed that the use of contraceptive pills causes 2,529 accidents and 20 deaths per year in the country, National Agency for the Safety of Drugs and Health Products (ANSM) said Tuesday.
The ANSM's undated study estimated that the contraceptive pills are tied to blood clots, and 1,751 accidents as well as 14 of 20 deaths were caused by the third and fourth generation pills while the rest six deaths were leaded by the first and second generation pills.
The deaths of the pills users are related to an occurrence of pilmonary embolism, which is the most serious form of thromboembolic, the survey indicated.
"The risk of venous thromboembolism applies to the population as a whole, but the risk is low," the health agency said.
France is a country where the use of contraception pills is among the highest in the world, as up to 60 percent of women users. In 2011, nearly 4.27 millions of women used contraceptive pills.
However, after the health ministry decided to regulate more strictly the prescriptions of these contraceptive pills, the sales of the third and fourth generation of pills fell sharply to 34 percent in February 2013 compared to that in February 2012, while the use of the second generation was up 26.5 percent.
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