Why the study?
Does oral contraceptive use cause stroke in young women without predisposing conditions?
Population
5 young women who had a stroke in the absence of predisposing medical conditions
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Raises possibility of stroke with oral contraceptives in low-risk young women; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice without controlled studies.
Does oral contraceptive use cause stroke in young women without predisposing conditions?
This early case series suggests a potential causative role of oral contraceptives in the genesis of brain infarction in young women without other risk factors.
M. Cole (1967) studied this question.
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