Open AccessOral Contraceptives and the Absolute Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Women With Single or Multiple Thrombophilic Defects
Author(s) -
E.F.W. van Vlijmen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.167.3.282
Subject(s) - medicine , absolute risk reduction , relative risk , confidence interval , gynecology , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , thrombophilia , obstetrics , protein s , factor v leiden , venous thrombosis , protein c , thrombosis , physics , optics
The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in women taking combined oral contraceptives (COCs) is attributed to changes in coagulation and fibrinolysis. Their impact may be greater in women with preexistent thrombophilic defects.
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