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End of the line for "third-generation-pill" controversy?
Lancet (London, England) - 19 Apr 1997
Vandenbroucke J P, Rosendaal F R
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Through modification of an in vitro test for thrombosis formation, a Dutch research group has made three significant findings: 1) third-generation oral contraceptives (OCs) induce a resistance to the blood's natural anticoagulation system of a magnitude close to that induced by a mutation in coagulation factor V Leiden; 2) second-generation OCs show only part of the effect; and 3) in OC users heterozygous for the...
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