[Significance of hereditary thrombophilia for risk of thrombosis with oral contraceptives].

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[Significance of hereditary thrombophilia for risk of thrombosis with oral contraceptives].

Zentralblatt fur Gynakologie - 1 Jan 1996

Bauersachs R, Lindhoff-Last E, Ehrly A M, Kuhl H

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Oral contraceptives increase the natural incidence of venous thromboses of 1-2/10,000 women per year 3-to 4fold. Recent investigations have shown that during intake of desogestrel or gestodene containing formulations the risk is twice that with older low-dose ovulation inhibitors. This difference...

Topics

Adult
Antithrombin III Deficiency
Blood Coagulation Tests
Contraceptives, Oral
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Pregnancy
Protein C Deficiency
Protein S Deficiency
Risk Factors
Thrombophlebitis

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