Patients are considered to have hypercoagulable states if they have laboratory
abnormalities or clinical conditions that are associated with an increased risk of thrombosis …

Venous thromboembolism is a common complication in patients undergoing surgery, after
severe trauma and during prolonged bedrest. However, it may also occur spontaneously …

I. Introduction A VARIETY of extracellular binding proteins enhance the solubility of steroid
hormones in biological fluids and facilitate their transport from steroidogenic tissues to target …

Clinical and experimental data accumulated within the past 2 decades explain the
relationship between fat embolism and osteonecrosis, which now appears to be more …

The composition and use of Oral contraceptives (OCs) have Changed since their
cardiovascular side-effects were established 20 years ago. This report describes the risk of …

According to their coronary anatomy and use of oral contraceptives, 76 patients aged≤ 50
years with a history of acute myocardial infarction were allocated to one of four groups …

Our present knowledge of the role of sex steroids in the development as well as the
prevention of endometrial cancer is reviewed. Factors which increase the exposure of the …

The series studied comprised 6197 patients who had died of or who had cancer at death
and represents all patients with cancer from 21,530 necropsies performed at this department …

BACKGROUND Women with Crohn's disease are usually advised not to take oral
contraceptives, but, unlike smoking, there is no clear association between current oral …

The age of menopause in over 2000 women undergoing a natural menopause. itary
correspondingly increases. 1 The age at menopause varies from the early 40s to the late …