title: Intermittent claudication in premenopausal women. A correlation with the long-term use of oral contraceptives?
abstract: A group of 15 premenopausal women with intermittent claudication is presented. A uniform clinical and angiographic picture was found. A causative relationship of this early and very localized form of arteriosclerosis and the longterm use of oral contraceptive agents is suggested.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001027:Aortography; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008598:Menstruation; D009426:Netherlands; D012907:Smoking
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral