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How long would you anticoagulate for PE developed after air travel in a woman on an estrogen-containing vaginal ring for contraception?

Would you anticoagulate for a fixed or indefinite duration? Would you recommend changing her contraception method?
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Hematology · Medical University of South Carolina
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This patient has two transient (“provoking”) factors that may have contributed to her pulmonary embolism (PE): the use of estrogen-containing contraception and, presumably, a recent long-haul air travel. Traditionally, it has been assumed that, after three months of treatment for the initial venous ...

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