title: Reanalysis of the Women's Health Initiative oral contraceptive data reveals no evidence of delayed cardiovascular benefit.
abstract: Reanalysis of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) data regarding prior oral contraceptive use and the effect on cardiovascular disease reveals no evidence of a delayed benefit or harm. The WHI database was not designed to answer this question.
authors.affiliation: Stanford Prevention Research Center, Departments of Medicine and of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hoover Pavilion, Stanford University, 211 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305-5705, USA. stefanick@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Marcia L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Stefanick
authors.forename: Ross L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Prentice
authors.forename: Garnet
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Margery
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gass
authors.forename: JoAnn E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Manson
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hendrix
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vista-Deck
authors.forename: Gene
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McNeeley
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral