Intimate partner violence as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism in women on combined oral contraceptives: An international matched case-control study

CONCLUSIONS: A first VTE in women taking COCs is associated with IPV. This association can have strong human consequences but also raises significant medical issues, for instance on the haemorrhagic risk of anticoagulant treatments in abused women. Pathophysiological studies are warranted.PMID:38135584 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejim.2023.12.016

Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - December 22, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Mathias Ch éa Chlo é Bourguignon Sylvie Bouvier Eva Nouvellon Jeremy Laurent Antonia Perez-Martin Eve Mousty Sylvie Ripart Mariya Gennadevna Nikolaeva Jamilya Khizroeva Victoria Bitsadze Alexander Makatsariya Jean-Christophe Gris Source Type: research