Divyaswathi Citla Sridhar: We Counsel Patients With Obesity About VTE Risk, But What Does Real-World Data Actually Show?
Divyaswathi Citla Sridhar, a pediatric hematologist and oncologist at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“We counsel patients with obesity about VTE risk—but what does real-world data actually show?
Our new study published in RPTH Journal analyzed >4 million females prescribed hormonal therapy and found:
• Higher VTE rates with several ethinyl-estradiol–containing therapies in obese users
• No significant VTE increase with progesterone-only therapy
Title: 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.

Grateful to work with a fantastic group of collaborators: Madhvi Rajpurkar Lakshmi Srivaths Bethany Samuelson Bannow Rachel Rosovsky Nancy Sokkary & Foundation for Women & Girls With Blood Disorders.”
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