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YEAR: 1996

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Risk of venous thromboembolism and stroke associated with oral

contraceptives. Role of congenital thrombophilias.

AUTHORS

Pini M; Scoditti U; Caliumi F; Manotti C; Quintavalla R; Pattacini C; Poli T;

Tagliaferri A; di Iasio MG; Bernardi F

SOURCE

RECENTI PROGRESSI IN MEDICINA. 1996 Jul-Aug;87(7-8):331-7.

ABSTRACT

To assess the risk of thromboembolism in women using oral contraceptives (OCs), the authors identified through

computer search in the hospitals of the province of Parma, Italy, all women aged 15-44 who were resident in the

province and had a documented thromboembolic event in the years 1989-93. The number of users and nonusers of

OCs was estimated by the drug sale data for the province and by the demographic statistics. In cases with venous

thromboembolism (VT) the prevalence of concomitant deficiency of antithrombin III, protein C, protein S, and of factor

V gene mutation Arg506GIn was evaluated. The incidence rate of VT was 37/59,603 woman-years in users (0.62

per 1000) and 13/303,954 woman-years in nonusers (0.042 per 1000), for a relative risk (RR) of 14.5 (95% confidence

interval: 7.8-27.1; P < 0.001); the rate of stroke per 1000 woman-years was 0.17 in users and 0.036 in nonusers (RR =

4.6; 2.9-10.7; P < 0.01). A congenital thrombophilia involving the protein C anticoagulant system was documented in

about 25% of young women developing venous thromboembolism while on Ocs. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT2T 2078-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Risk of venous thromboembolism and stroke associated

with oral contraceptives. Role of congenital thrombophilias.", is(are) Pini M; Scoditti U; Caliumi F; Manotti C;

Quintavalla R; Pattacini C; Poli T; Tagliaferri A; di Iasio MG; Bernardi F. The source of this article is "RECENTI

PROGRESSI IN MEDICINA. 1996 Jul-Aug;87(7-8):331-7.". This article was published in 1996 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2078-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7078

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