Gym fanatic, 22, thought her hip pain was a pulled muscle – but scans revealed blood clots which doctors say were caused by the contraceptive pill and could have killed her

Holly Whitehall, 22, from Nottingham, first felt her left hip aching in October last year, but she just blamed it on going to the gym too much. Later tests revealed she had multiple deadly blood clots. Holly Whitehall, 22, from Nottingham, first felt her left hip aching in October last year, but she just blamed it on going to the gym too much. Later tests revealed she had multiple deadly blood clots.