Trying to conceive and being pregnant is an emotional period for those involved. In the
majority of patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, maintenance therapy is …

Thrombophilia is considered as a condition predisposing to the development of thrombosis.
Arterial thrombosis usually occurs after the erosion or rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque …

In the early 1960s, shortly after the introduction of oral contraceptives, the first case reports
appeared describing venous thrombosis and pulmonary emboli in women using this method …

Since the introduction of hormonal contraceptives in the 1960s, there have been a variety of
both health benefits and safety concerns attributed to their use. In most instances, the …

Although venous thrombosis has been traditionally associated with stasis and
hypercoagulability, arterial thrombosis is mainly associated with heightened platelet …

Background We have reported previously that, compared with use of second-generation oral
contraceptives, the use of third-generation oral contraceptives is associated with increased …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) typically affect patients in their reproductive years. It has
been shown that reproductive issues are of key concern to IBD patients, 1 especially …

Surrogate end points in clinical research pose real danger. A surrogate end point is an
outcome measure, commonly a laboratory test, that substitutes for a clinical event of true …

Introduction: All medical treatments for endometriosis are equally effective in relieving pain.
However, all of them alleviate pain symptoms for as long as they are used, but pain always …

The turn of this century marked the fourth decade of oral contraceptive use. Although there
has been a wealth of literature that has shown “the pill” to be safe and effective, there …