The hormone estrogen is known to be a hormone that increases your risk of clots. That's why we often don't give it to patients who have medical conditions that increase the risk of clots and stroke, like diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking, or obesity. So you put two things together that both increase your risk of clots or estrogen, and then blood disturbances in your blood vessels that also increase your risk of clot and stroke.

Now, this is just a fancy way of saying that your blood pressure is high when you go to the doctor's office. The idea being, when you go and see the white coat, boom, your blood pressure goes up. It is thought to be because patients are nervous. They're anxious when they go to the doctor. They don't know what kind of news they're getting, or perhaps they rushed to get there. Whatever the case, they are often anxious or nervous.

Maintaining normal blood pressure is so important for our health, including our gynecologic health. However, as we age we are more prone to develop high blood pressure. Genetics can also play a role in increasing your risk.