The effects of oral contraceptive usage on thrombin generation and activated protein C resistance in Saudi women, with a possible impact of the body mass index.

The effects of oral contraceptive usage on thrombin generation and activated protein C resistance in Saudi women, with a possible impact of the body mass index.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The effect of oral contraceptive (OC) usage on coagulation has been studied worldwide. However, no such studies have been conducted in Saudi Arabia on Saudi women using OCs. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of OC-induced changes of thrombin generation (T...

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Main Authors: Abdulrahman B O Mohamed, Hilde Kelchtermans, Joke Konings, Jamilla van Daal, Anas Al Marzouki, Steve Harakeh, Bas de Laat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6201944?pdf=render

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