Citation: Bateson D, Butcher BE, Donovan C, Farrell L, Kovacs G, Mezzini T, Raynes-Greenow C, Pecoraro G, Read C, Baber R. Risk of venous thromboembolism in women taking the combined oral contraceptive: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Australian Family Physician. 2016 Jan-Feb;45(1):59-64.
Risk of venous thromboembolism in women taking the combined oral contraceptive: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The difference in risk of venous thromboembolism based on the choice of progestin in combined oral contraceptives is, at worst, very small in absolute terms and should not be the sole factor considered when choosing the ‘right’ COC for each woman.