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