Recommendations for Screening for Thrombophilic Tendencies in Teenage Females Prior to Contraceptive Initiation

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-316

  Savelli, Stephanie L ^a   Kerlin, Bryce A ^a   Springer, Michelle A ^a   Monda, Kay L ^a   Thornton, Jennifer D ^a   Blanchong, Carol A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; GESTAGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRACEPTION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEIZURE; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOPHILIA; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33746257362     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Van Ommen C., and Peters M. Venous thromboembolic disease in childhood. Semin Thromb Hemost 29 (2003) 391
2. Andrew M., David M., Adams M., et al. Venous thromboembolic complications (VTE) in children: first analyses of the Canadian Registry of VTE. Blood 83 (1994) 1251
3. Vandenbroucke J., Koster T., Brit E., et al. Increased risk of venous thrombosis in oral contraceptive users who are carriers of Factor V Leiden mutation. Lancet 344 (1994) 1953
4. Van der Meer F., Koster T., Vandenbroucke J., et al. The Leiden Thrombophilia Study (LETS). Thromb Haemost 78 (1997) 631
5. Vandenbroucke J., Rosing J., Kitty W., et al. Oral contraceptives and the risk of venous thrombosis. N Engl J Med 344 (2001) 1527
6. Hewitt G., and Cromer B. Update on adolescent contraception. Obstet Gynecol Clin 27 (2000) 143
7. Seligsohn U., and Lubetssky A. Genetic susceptibility to venous thrombosis. N Engl J Med 344 (2001) 1222
8. Frederisken M. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate in women with medical problems. J Reprod Med 41 (1996) 414