PMID: 6108245Sep 1, 1980Paper

Coagulation studies in Asian women using injectable progestogen for contraception

International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics : the Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
F H TsakokS S Ratnam

Abstract

Coagulation, fibrinolytic activity and platelet function were studied in 104 Asian women volunteers who received 150 mg of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate intramuscularly every three months for two years or more. The results were compared with those in matched controls. There was a paucity of change in coagulation factors. The fibrinogen levels were increased and prothrombin time was shortened. The fibrinolytic activity, as shown by the euglobulin clot lysis time, was significantly increased. This latter change contrasts with the many reports concerning Caucasian women and may reflect an increase in fibrinolytic potential in Asian women.

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