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. 1999 Nov 6;354(9190):1610.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)03132-3.

Risk of cardiovascular diseases associated with oral progestagen preparations with therapeutic indications

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Risk of cardiovascular diseases associated with oral progestagen preparations with therapeutic indications

N R Poulter et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

Data from the WHO Collaborative Study suggest that use of progestagen preparations with therapeutic indications are associated with a significantly increased risk of venous thromboembolism but not stroke or myocardial infarction.

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