Journal article
Contraception et obésité
Abstract
Obesity prevalence in industrialized countries has been dramatically increasing for several decades. Obese women are sexually active but they use fewer contraceptive methods and are at high risk of unintended pregnancy. In addition, obesity is an important risk factor for venous thromboembolism events and arterial thrombosis (myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke). All these data are to be considered when choosing a contraceptive method for …
Authors
Lobert M; Pigeyre M; Catteau-Jonard S; Gronier H; Dewailly D; Ciangura C; Robin G
Journal
Obésité, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 210–221
Publisher
Lavoisier
Publication Date
9 2017
DOI
10.1007/s11690-017-0597-2
ISSN
1951-5995