Oral Contraceptive Use and Incident Stroke in Women with Sickle Cell Disease

Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic stroke among women. However, the effect is not studied in the stroke prone sickle cell disease population. We want to determine the rate of incident stroke among women with sickle cell disease (SCD) enrolled in a large cohort with longitudinal follow-up.
Source: Thrombosis Research - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: Regular article Source Type: research