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ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY

Swedish Case-control Study Sees Increase in DVT Risk with DMPA: Is This Real?

Synopsis: A large case-control study done in Sweden that evaluated thromboembolic complications in users of hormonal contraception found an increased risk in users of depomedroxyprogesterone acetate and the combined pill. Desogestrel-containing oral contraceptives showed an increase in risk relative to levonorgestrel pills.