To print: Select File and then Print from your browser's menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Little Likelihood Of Link Between Breast Implants And Connective Tissue Disease URL: http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/5869E.htm Doctor's Guide February 6, 1998
LONDON, ENGLAND -- February 6, 1998 -- Since the introduction of breast implants, some reports have suggested that there is an association between implants and immunological disorders. In a study published in this week's British Medical Journal, Dr. Olof Nyrén, associate professor in the department of medical epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, and colleagues found that in a nationwide study of over 7,000 Swedish women with breast implants (and a control group of over 3,000 women who had undergone breast reduction surgery) there was no excess risk of connective tissue disease. The authors found that of the women with implants, 29 were hospitalised for connective tissue disease as compared to a national average of 25.5 and of the women who had undergone reduction, 14 were hospitalised as opposed to the expected 10.5. In fact, when conducting a direct comparison of the two groups of women the authors found that those with implants had a slightly lower risk of connective tissue disease than those who had undergone breast reduction surgery. The authors concluded that there is little likelihood of an association between breast implants and connective tissue disease. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1999 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of P\S\L content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of P\S\L. P\S\L shall not be liable for any errors, omissions or delays in this content or any other content on its sites, newsletters or other publications, nor for any decisions or actions taken in reliance on such content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This news story was printed from *Doctor's Guide to the Internet* located at http://www.docguide.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to News Story Page This site is maintained by webmaster@pslgroup.com Please contact us with any comments, problems or bugs. All contents Copyright (c) 1998 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved.