Estrogen-containing oral contraceptives are allowable in young women with factor V Leiden heterozygosity without a history of thrombosis.
Med Clin North Am
; 87(6): 1225-36, 2003 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14680303
ABSTRACT
An 18-year-old woman without significant past medical and surgical history presents to discuss the safety and efficacy of oral contraceptives. She is sexually active and currently relying on condoms alone for birth control. Her cousin had a deep venous thrombosis (DVT) following a pregnancy. As part of the family screening, this patient was identified as a factor V Leiden heterozygote. The risks and benefits of initiating oral contraceptives are discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Factor V
/
Contraceptives, Oral
/
Estrogens
/
Heterozygote
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Female
/
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Clin North Am
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article