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Athletes and Blood Clots
Can Athletes With DVT or PE Return To Play? Fact-Based Rather Than Emotional Reasoning
Stephan Moll, MD1, Joshua Berkowitz, MD2, Philip Blatt, MD, FACP3
Every so often news hit the media that a prominent athlete has had a blood clot: NBA athlete Chris Bosh and NHL’s Steven Stamkos most recently, NBA’s Mirza Teletović and NHL’s Cody McCormick in 2015, tennis player Serena Williams in 2011 Read the rest of this entry »
Scuba Diving: Can I Dive While Being on a Blood Thinner?
Stephan Moll, MD writes… In general: “Yes”. Many people who take blood thinners are able to safely dive. However, there are a few things to consider for the individual on blood thinners who wants to go scuba diving: Read the rest of this entry »
Recovery After a DVT or PE
Stephan Moll, MD writes… Some patients may only have mild symptoms when diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) and may feel normal again within a few days after initiation of blood thinners. Patients with more extensive clots and more pronounced symptoms may take several weeks to get back to normal Read the rest of this entry »
Athletes and Blood Clots
Many people think of blood clots as a problem occurring in elderly people, but not in young and apparently healthy individuals. While it is true that clots occur more commonly in the elderly and in non-athletic overweight individuals, they can, nevertheless, happen in young, normal weight, and athletic people. Read the rest of this entry »
Testosterone and Blood Clots
Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Replacement therapy with low doses of testosterone does not adversely affect blood coagulation status [ref 1] and does not appear to increase the risk of venous or arterial blood clots. Thrombosis is not listed as a potential side effect in a commly used drug compendium (Micromedex). Furthermore, the 2006 “Clinical Practice Guideline” from the Endocrine Society also does not list blood clots as a side effect of testosterone replacement therapy, or a previous history of blood clots as a reason not to give testosterone replacement therapy [ref 2]. However, the Androgel® package insert (prescribing information) lists “blood clots in the legs” as a potential side effect Read the rest of this entry »