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Venous thromboembolic disease in users of low-estrogen combined estrogen-progestin oral contraceptives.
Contraception - 1 Jul 2004
Sidney Stephen, Petitti Diana B, Soff Gerald A, Cundiff Deborah L, Tolan Kimberly K, Quesenberry Charles P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) and use of low-estrogen dose (<50 microg) combined estrogen-progestin oral contraceptives (OC) and three thrombosis-related gene mutations in a United States population. DESIGN: This case-control study was conducted in 1998-2000 among women ages 15-44 years who were members of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program [KPMCP]...
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