Should women stop taking oral contraceptives before surgery

July 2002

Should women stop taking oral contraceptives before surgery?

Both surgery and estrogens can increase the risk of thrombosis.

In fact, women taking OCs have a 2 to 4 times higher risk of thromboembolic complications after surgery.

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