Thrombophilia and Hormonal Therapy in Adolescents
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Tazim Dowlut-McElroy; Kelley C. McLean; Shannon M. Bates
- Source
- Hematology in the Adolescent Female ISBN: 9783030484453
- Subject
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject
Thrombophilia
medicine.disease
humanities
Birth control
Venous thrombosis
Medicine
Hormonal therapy
business
Thrombotic complication
media_common
- Language
After first providing a review of inherited and acquired thrombophilias, the following chapter focuses on characterizing thrombosis risk associated with the various contraceptive options in thrombophilic adolescent girls and young women. Pertinent published data is discussed, including the limitations therein. Clinically relevant research gaps are presented at the end of the chapter.