Oral contraceptives and the risk of venous thromboembolism: An update Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractObjectiveTo provide current and emerging evidence on oral contraceptives and the risk of venous thromboembolism.EvidenceArticles published in English from 2005 were retrieved through searches of PubMed and Medline, using the following terms: venous thromboembolism, VTE, contraception, oral contraceptives, hormonal contraception. Results were restricted to systematic reviews, randomized control trials/controlled clinical trials, and observational studies. Searches were updated on a regular basis and incorporated in the guideline to May 2010. Grey (unpublished) literature was identified through searching the websites of health technology assessment and health technology assessment‐related agencies, clinical practice guideline collections, clinical trial registries, and national and international medical specialty societies.ValuesThe quality of evidence was rated using the criteria described by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (Table).

authors

• Reid, Robert
• Leyland, Nicholas
• Wolfman, Wendy
• Allaire, Catherine
• Awadalla, Alaa
• Best, Carolyn
• Dunn, Sheila
• Lemyre, Madeleine
• Marcoux, Violaine
• Menard, Chantal
• Potestio, Frank
• Rittenberg, David
• Singh, Sukhbir
• Senikas, Vyta

status

• published 

publication date

• March 2011

has subject area

• 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine (FoR)
• Canada (MeSH)
• Contraceptives, Oral (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine (Science Metrix)
• Risk Factors (MeSH)
• Venous Thromboembolism (MeSH)

published in

• International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics  Journal

keywords

• Canada
• Contraceptives, Oral
• Female
• Humans
• Risk Factors
• Venous Thromboembolism

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.12.003

PubMed ID

• 21416656

start page

• 252

end page

• 256

volume

• 112

issue

• 3