Divyaswathi Citla Sridhar and Team Report Higher VTE Rates in Obese Users of Certain Estrogen-Progestin Combinations
RPTH Journal shared on LinkedIn:
”Does obesity amplify clot risk with hormonal therapy?
A massive database study from Divyaswathi Citla Sridhar, MD MS and team reports higher VTE rates in obese users of certain estrogen-progestin combinations—but not with progesterone-only therapy.
Curious which regimens carry the greatest risk?
Co-authors: Madhvi Rajpurkar, Lakshmi Srivaths, Bethany Samuelson Bannow, Rachel Rosovsky, and Nancy Sokkary”
Read the full article in RPTH.
Article: Venous thromboembolism in obese hormonal contraceptive users: a large national database study
Authors: Divyaswathi Citla-Sridhar, Madhvi Rajpurkar, Lakshmi Srivaths, Bethany Samuelson Bannow, Rachel P. Rosovsky, Nancy Sokkary

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