The effects of oral contraceptive usage on thrombin generation and activated protein C resistance in Saudi women, with a possible impact of the body mass index

The effect of oral contraceptive (OC) usage on coagulation has been studied worldwide. However, no such studies have been conducted in Saudi Arabia on Saudi women using OCs. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of OC-induced changes of thrombin generation (TG) in the absence and pres...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2018-10, Vol.13 (10), p.e0206376-e0206376
Hauptverfasser:	Mohamed, Abdulrahman B O, Kelchtermans, Hilde, Konings, Joke, van Daal, Jamilla, Al Marzouki, Anas, Harakeh, Steve, de Laat, Bas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activated protein C Analysis Anticoagulants Biochemistry Biology and Life Sciences Birth control Body mass Body mass index Body size Body weight Coagulation Contraception Contraceptives Correlation coefficient Correlation coefficients Demographic aspects Gynecology Health aspects Health risk assessment Hematology Lag time Medicine and Health Sciences Obesity Obstetrics Overweight Parameters Population Population studies Proteins Thrombin Thromboembolism Thrombomodulin Thrombosis Women Womens health
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