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The emotional impact of genetic testing and aspects of counseling prior to prescription of oral contraceptives.
Contraception - 1 Nov 2008
Gartner Verena, Weber Michael, Eichinger Sabine
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BACKGROUND: Oral contraceptives increase the thrombotic risk in women with factor V Leiden. Emotional aspects of genetic testing prior to the prescription of oral contraceptives (OC), aspects of counseling and referral patterns are widely unknown. STUDY DESIGN: Two hundred forty-seven women with and 132 women without factor V Leiden were interviewed by questionnaire. RESULTS: One hundred sixty-one women (65%)...
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