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Changes in haemostasis after stopping the combined contraceptive pill: implications for major surgery.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the changes in haemostasis in the three months immediately after stopping the combined contraceptive pill. DESIGN Prospective randomised study. SETTING Family planning centre in London. SUBJECTS 24 women aged 35-45 investigated before, during, and after six months' use of combined oral contraceptives containing 30 micrograms ethinyl oestradiol together with the pr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.302.6779.789-a