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Contraception masculine
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EPFL2022Risk prediction of developing venous thrombosis in combined oral contraceptive users
Emmanuelle Logette, Valérie Buchillier
Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a complex multifactorial disease influenced by genetic and environmental risk factors. An example for the latter is the regular use of combined oral contraceptives (CC), which increases the risk to develop VTE by ...
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Cathrin Brisken, Georgios Sflomos, Ayyakkannu Ayyanan, Maryse Fiche, Tamara Tanos, Maria Gutierrez Najera
Estrogens and progesterones are major drivers of breast development but also promote carcinogenesis in this organ. Yet, their respective roles and the mechanisms underlying their action in the human breast are unclear. Receptor activator of nuclear factor ...
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