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The differential association of conjugated equine estrogen and esterified estrogen with activated protein C resistance in postmenopausal women.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Aug 2006
Smith N L, Heckbert S R, Doggen C J, Lemaitre R N, Reiner A P, Lumley T, Meijers J C M, Psaty B M, Rosendaal F R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Clinical trials have demonstrated that oral conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) therapy with or without medroxyprogesterone (MPA) increases venous thrombotic risk but this safety issue has not been investigated for other oral estrogens. Based on observational study findings that esterified estrogen (EE) was not associated with venous thrombotic risk whereas CEE was, we hypothesized that CEE users would...
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