The study found no increased risk of cancer, deep vein thrombosis or stroke.
No-one knows how many people die of deep vein thrombosis a year but some scientists argue up to 10% of cases could be flight-related.
English hospitals face being "named and shamed" for not screening patients for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) risk, NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has said.
BBC: Hospitals warned over Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) deaths
Professor Coombes said switching drugs also seemed to avoid the side-effects of long-term tamoxifen therapy, such as cancer of the womb and deep vein thrombosis.
As with combination therapy, the risk of fractures is lower, but there is an increased risk of stroke, gallbladder disease, deep vein thrombosis and urinary incontinence.
As a chronic deep vein thrombosis sufferer I would like to make one or two points in relation to your programme last night on deep vein thrombosis.
Data from the Women's Health Initiative and other large-scale trials suggest estrogen plus progestin therapy moderately reduces risk for fractures but increases the chance of developing strokes, dementia, deep vein thrombosis, urinary incontinence and gallbladder disease.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Xarelto (rivaroxaban) to include treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), and to reduce the risk of recurrent DVT and PE following initial treatment.
FORBES: Rivaroxaban Gains FDA Indications For The Treatment And Prevention Of DVT And PE
With a condition like deep-vein thrombosis for example, hospital staff relies on manual calculations to assess the risk of a patient.
The 72-year-old archbishop - recently recovered after a long period of sick leave following a deep-vein thrombosis last winter - had said he was keen to resume his duties.
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