Endogenous sex hormones and risk of venous thromboembolism in women and men

H N Holmegard; B G Nordestgaard; P Schnohr; A Tybjaerg-Hansen; M Benn

doi:10.1111/jth.12484

Endogenous sex hormones and risk of venous thromboembolism in women and men

H N Holmegard, B G Nordestgaard, P Schnohr, A Tybjaerg-Hansen, M Benn

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Abstract

Use of oral contraceptives with estrogen and hormone replacement therapy with estrogen or testosterone are associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, whether endogenous estradiol and testosterone concentrations also associate with risk of VTE is unknown.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH
Volume	12
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	297-305
ISSN	1538-7933
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.12484
Publication status	Published - 2014

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