Use of oral contraceptives containing gestodene and risk of venous thromboembolism: outlook 10 years after the third-generation “pill scare”

Abstract Background This study investigated whether gestodene-containing oral contraceptives (OCs) carry a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) than OCs containing progestins other than desogestrel and gestodene. The study was conducted based on the hypothesis that the biases and confounding...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Contraception (Stoneham) 2010-05, Vol.81 (5), p.401-407
Hauptverfasser:	Heinemann, Lothar A.J, Dinger, Jürgen C, Assmann, Anita, Minh, Thai Do
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Austria - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Birth control Case-Control Studies Case-control study Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic - adverse effects Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Female Genital system. Reproduction Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Hormonal contraception Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Norpregnenes - adverse effects Obstetrics and Gynecology Oral contraceptives Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pregnancy Pulmonary Embolism - epidemiology Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Risk Assessment Toxicity: cardiovascular system Venous thromboembolism Venous Thromboembolism - epidemiology Venous Thromboembolism - etiology VTE risk Young Adult
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