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Thromboembolic safety of norethisterone vs levonorgestrel in combined oral contraceptive users: a pooled analysis of 4 large prospective cohort studies

BACKGROUND: Norethisterone (acetate) and levonorgestrel are marketed globally as components of combined oral contraceptives. Although guidelines recommend both as first-line combined oral contraceptives, no direct, comparative safety studies are available. OBJECTIVE: We directly compared the thrombo...

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Autores principales: Barnett, Clare, Bauerfeind, Anja, Von Stockum, Sophia, Heinemann, Klaas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9563933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36274960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100041