In a young female with severe osteoporosis due to congenital estrogen deficiency, can estrogen be prescribed if genetic testing for congenital disorders reveals a heterozygous Factor V Leiden mutation?
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Hematology · University of Wisconsin
First of all, I don't think testing for inherited thrombophilia is warranted in a patient with no personal or family history of thrombosis. Given the multigenic nature of thrombophilia and our limited ability to test for it, it's difficult if not impossible to determine an individual's risk of throm...