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YEAR: 1996

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Risk of thromboembolic disease and oral contraceptive use. [Risque de

maladie thrombo-embolique et contraceptifs oraux.]

AUTHORS

Le MG

SOURCE

Contraception, Fertilite, Sexualite. 1996 May;24(5):378-83.

ABSTRACT

Four studies recently showed an increased risk of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in current users of oral

contraceptives (OCs). This risk was higher in users of OCs containing third generation progestagens than in users of

OCs containing levonorgestrel. The excess of VTE attributable to the third generation pills should be about

10/100,000 woman-years. Conversely, the risk of death due to cardiovascular disease was not significantly

increased in users of third generation pills. In addition, the risk of myocardial infarction associated with these latter

types of pill was two-fold lower than the risk associated with the pills containing levonorgestrel, and this decrease

was of borderline significance (p = 0.10). The results of these different studies are described and discussed in this

paper. (summaries in ENG, FRE) (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2076-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Risk of thromboembolic disease and oral contraceptive

use. [Risque de maladie thrombo-embolique et contraceptifs oraux.]", is(are) Le MG. The source of this article is

"Contraception, Fertilite, Sexualite. 1996 May;24(5):378-83.". This article was published in 1996 in French

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2076-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7076

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