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Ischemic Stroke Risk With oral Contraceptives
JAMA 284:72-78, Gillum,L.A. et al, 2000
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Article Abstract
Summary results indicate that risk of ischemic stroke is increased in current OC users, even with newer low-estrogen preparations. However, the absolute increase in stroke risk is expected to be small since incidence is very low in this population.
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