Hailey Bieber opens up about a 'pretty scary' stroke undergoing heart hole surgery

Hailey Bieber revealed that doctors say one of the factors contributing to the condition is taking birth control pills with a history of migraines.

Hailey Bieber, hospitalized last month after suffering a blood clot in her brain, has now revealed her condition in a lengthy YouTube video titled Telling My Story.

The 25-year-old said she had a "horrific accident" resembling a stroke on March 10 and described it as a "strange feeling" that ran from her shoulders to her fingertips as she and her husband, Justin Bieber, were having breakfast. She added that the right side of his body was hanging off, and he could not answer.

"They did some scans, and they could see that I had a small blood clot in my brain called a TIA. It was like a minor stroke. I felt like I had a stroke, but my body managed to fix it pretty quickly, and then I had no more problems. " he said in the 12-minute video. The model later revealed that doctors at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) concluded that three factors could have contributed to the condition - taking birth control pills even if she had migraines, the possible impact of Covid-19, and sleeping throughout her flight. And from Paris without much physical exercise.

But do oral contraceptives put a person at risk for ischemic stroke? "Yes. But these strokes are caused by blood clots and may not cause hemorrhagic strokes," said Dr. Pawan Pai, an interventional neurologist at Wockhardt Hospitals; Mira Road has a much higher history of stroke risk," he told News.

Does age make a difference? According to Dr. Pai, women of all ages who have these risk factors and use oral contraceptives can be prone to stroke, which "can be life-threatening and increase patient mortality and morbidity."

In the video, Hailey also shares how further testing revealed she had a grade 5 PFO, or patented oval hole, which is a hole - in her case, "13mm in size" - in the heart that had to be closed postpartum. but not and therefore had to undergo heart surgery. "I'm so grateful and fortunate to have the resources and family support to get through this as quickly as possible," she said.