Melanoma and chronic exposure to contraceptives containing microdoses of ethinylestradiol in young women: a retrospective study from the Research on Adverse Drug Events and Reports (RADAR) project comprising a large Midwestern U.S. patient population

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Mar;32(3):e87-e88. doi: 10.1111/jdv.14534. Epub 2017 Sep 14.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Contraceptives, Oral
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Estrogens / administration & dosage*
  • Estrogens / adverse effects
  • Ethinyl Estradiol / administration & dosage*
  • Ethinyl Estradiol / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Melanoma / chemically induced*
  • Midwestern United States
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Skin Neoplasms / chemically induced*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Contraceptives, Oral
  • Estrogens
  • Ethinyl Estradiol