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Re: GYN: Recent contraception news FRI From: Myer Bornstein (mborn@massmed.org) Thu Feb 8 16:57:14 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: A Vaccine to Save Women's Lives" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: GYN: Recent contraception news FRI" In reply to: art fougner, md: "Re: GYN: Recent contraception news FRI" Here we go again using population based results of relative risk to expound that changes are needed. Now if the use of BCP increases the relative risk of DVT/PE 4x and Pregnancy increase the relative risk 16 times then these 3 rd generation pills are 50% safer than the being pregnant. Now the relative risk of DVT/PE in the population is listed as 1 or 1.6/1000 women: Then the 2nd generation pills incidence is 6.4/1000 and the 3rd generation is 12.8/1000 but pregnancy rate is 25.6/1000. The question is this enough to ban the 3rd generation BCP? Myer -- Myer S. Bornstein, MD, MMM, FACOG, FACPE > -----Original Message----- > From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of art > fougner, md > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 6:30 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L > Subject: Re: GYN: Recent contraception news FRI > > Remind me never to ask Joe to "Name his Poison." > > Art > > At Thu, 8 Feb 2007, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote: > > > > _Newer Contraceptives Double Risk of Fatal Blood Clots_ > >(http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2007/02/06/hscout60 > 1686.html) The > >Public Citizen's Health Research Group reported that "third generation" > >birth-control pills containing synthetic progestin have an increased risk > of blood > >clots and do not prevent pregnancy any more effectively than older > >contraceptives. According to the group's director, the FDA has been > aware of the risks > >since 1995. The group filed a petition with the FDA to ban these > >contraceptives. > >HealthDay News, Forbes 02/06/2007 > >Read Article: _Forbes_ > >(http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2007/02/06/hscout60 > 1686.html) > >Joe P. > > > >"Chuck Norris uses a live rattlesnake for a condom." > > -- > art fougner, md > "May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: A Vaccine to Save Women's Lives" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: GYN: Recent contraception news FRI" In reply to: art fougner, md: "Re: GYN: Recent contraception news FRI"

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