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Oral contraceptives and venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Drug safety - 1 Mar 2012
Manzoli Lamberto, De Vito Corrado, Marzuillo Carolina, Boccia Antonio, Villari Paolo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An association between oral contraceptive (OC) use and venous thromboembolism (VTE) has long been recognized. However, no summary estimates of the increase in VTE risk associated with OC use have been available since 1995, and no meta-analyses have evaluated the VTE risk of new preparations containing drospirenone. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to carry out a meta-analysis to summarize existing...
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