title: Authors' reply to the technical comment from Joelle Michaud and Goranka Tanackovic.
authors.affiliation: Division of Angiology and Haemostasis, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blondon
authors.affiliation: Division of Angiology and Haemostasis, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined