Prevention Opportunities for Oral Contraceptive-Associated Ischemic Stroke [Brief Reports]

Conclusions— We confirm that certain medical conditions increase the risk of stroke during OC use and demonstrate the importance of physician counseling in those using OC in the setting of concurrent high-risk conditions and the need for improved patient compliance with such counseling.

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Source: Stroke - February 24, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Ryan, K. A., Cole, J. W., Saslow, K., Mitchell, B. D., McArdle, P. F., Sparks, M. J., Cheng, Y.-C., Kittner, S. J. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention, Risk Factors for Stroke, Epidemiology Brief Reports Source Type: research