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. 1980 Apr 5;280(6219):978–979. doi: 10.1136/bmj.280.6219.978

Altered haemorheology in oral-contraceptive users.

P C Buchan, H N Macdonald
PMCID: PMC1601117  PMID: 7417766

Abstract

The haemorheological profile of the menstrual cycle was determined in 12 women who did not take oral contraceptives and compared with that in two groups of women (n = 8 and n = 30) who had been taking oral contraceptives for at last six months. Packed cell volume, platelet count, erythrocyte deformability, plasma fibrinogen concentration, and plasma and whole-blood viscosity varied cyclically throughout the menstrual cycle in the 12 non-users. This variation was abolished by the use of oral contraceptives, and the values of these indices were raised by an amount likely to predispose to thrombosis.

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