Obstetrics
Women with hereditary risk for thrombophilia need preconception screening
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 15th, 2004
According to recent research published in the journal Gynakologe, "the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy is 5-10 and in the puerperium 10-20 times higher than in non-pregnant women, respectively. As the absolute risk is still small, general thrombosis prophylaxis is not performed. However, in women with a positive personal or family history of thrombosis and/or a hereditary or acquired thrombophilia, prophylaxis with a low molecular weight heparin is usually performed during puerperium and should also be considered in the antenatal period depending on the individual...
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