Abstract
Combined hormonal contraceptives possess an inherent risk of thrombus-related events. The purpose of this study is to elucidate alterations in the coagulation profile among young women using combined oral contraceptive (COC) or combined vaginal contraceptive (CVC) compared to a normal, healthy, female control group using the Sonoclot coagulation analyzer. We enrolled 159 participants (64 control individuals, 51 COC users, and 44 CVC users). Each participant completed a survey of medical history, family medical history, and lifestyle choices. Citrated venous whole blood was collected and analyzed using the Sonoclot coagulation analyzer. After adjusting for age, race, alcohol consumption, sleeping habits, and family history of cardiovascular disease, and stroke, we observed COC and CVC users had mostly similar coagulation profiles except when compared to the control, and COC and CVC users had an elevated glass bead peak signal while COC users had a shorter peak time.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 576-581 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota.
Keywords
- blood coagulation factors
- gynecology and obstetrics
- hypercoagulability
- thrombosis
- vascular disease