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The effects of ethinyl estradiol and conjugated equine estrogens on plasma lipids in oophorectomized women

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The Management of the Menopause & Post-Menopausal Years

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There have been reports1, 2 on the increased risk of both arterial and venous thrombosis in patients taking combined estrogen/progestogen oral contraceptives, and the synthetic estrogen has been particularly implicated3. Other workers have noted differences in behaviour between natural and synthetic estrogens4.

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  1. Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte’s Hospital for Women, Goldhawk Road, London, W6 0XG, UK

    Stuart Campbell (Senior Lecturer) (Senior Lecturer)

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Bolton, C.H. (1976). The effects of ethinyl estradiol and conjugated equine estrogens on plasma lipids in oophorectomized women. In: Campbell, S. (eds) The Management of the Menopause & Post-Menopausal Years. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6165-7_16

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