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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