Elevated Plasma Factor IXa Activity in Premenopausal Women on Hormonal Contraception

Objective - Combined oral contraceptives induce a reversible hypercoagulable state with an enhanced risk of venous thromboembolism, but the underlying mechanism(s) remain unclear. Subjects on combined oral contraceptives also demonstrate a characteristic resistance to APC (activated protein C) in th...

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Main Authors: Tanratana, P., Ellery, Paul, Westmark, P., Mast, A., Sheehan, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61201