title: The Obstetric Medicine Listserv: review of controversies surrounding thrombophilia testing.
abstract: A woman with no significant personal or family history of thrombosis asked her internist to obtain a thrombophilia work-up prior to starting the combined oral contraceptive for dysmenorrhoea, after another physician advised her to have the test. The case was sent to an international email discussion group where the consensus was that testing should not be done. The responses of the group and review of this controversial topic are presented.
authors: Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, 1945 Rt 33 Ackerman 3rd Floor, Neptune, NJ 07753; UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854.
authors: Michael P
authors: MP
authors: Carson
authors: Mayo College of Medicine, Community Internal Medicine , 4500 San Pablo Road, Mayo Clinic Cannaday 3W, Jacksonville, FL 32224 , USA.
authors: H Keels S
authors: HK
authors: Jorn
keywords: factor V Leiden; oral contraceptives; thrombophilia