Introduction Systemic contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic stroke but little is known
about the characteristics, mechanisms and long-term outcome post stroke of patients on …

New formulations of hormonal contraceptives are not safer than second-generation COCs.
Even if the absolute numbers of strokes attributable to hormonal contraceptives is very low …

Background and Purpose—Use of oral contraceptives has increased, and there is
uncertainty about the stroke risk associated with their use. Our aim was to investigate this …

Background: Millions of women worldwide use exogenous hormones as oral contraceptives
or hormone replacement therapy. Still, time-dependent and long-term consequences of …

Background Stroke is the second leading cause of death above the age of 60 years, and the
fifth leading cause in people aged 15 to 59 years old as reported by the World Health …

Objective To evaluate the risk of first-ever ischemic stroke associated with current use of oral
contraceptive pills (OCPs), and to describe how the risk was influenced by estrogen dose …

Discussion This case illustrates a common scenario where the only potential risk factor for
stroke in a young woman is OCP use. Data linking OCPs to stroke is mixed, but most …

2 Stroke March 2018 a history of preeclampsia persists later in life. Despite these accepted
associations, it may be decades before women with a history of preeclampsia or gestational …

Controversy over whether oral contraceptives are a cause of stroke has been raging since
the early 1960s and continues to be a major safety concern for the 100 million women …

Background: Oral contraceptive (OCP) use might increase the risk of stroke in women. We
examined a possible dose–response relation between OCP use and the risk of stroke in …