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YEAR: 2004

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Lipid profile in women over 35 years old using triphasic combined oral

contraceptives. [Perfil lipídico de las mujeres de más de 35 años que

utilizan anticonceptivos orales combinados trifásicos.]

AUTHORS

Aldrighi JM; Petta CA; Bahamondes L; Caetano ME; Martinez TR

SOURCE

Contraception. 2004 May;69(5):395-399.

ABSTRACT

Twenty-nine women aged 35 years old or more, using triphasic combined oral contraceptive (COC) were evaluated

during six cycles for the following parameters: total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-

density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and its subfraction HDL/2, triglycerides, apoproteins A and B, Castelli risk

index I and II (cholesterol/HDL-C and LDL-C/HDL-C) and apoprotein ratio (apoprotein B/apoprotein A). The same

laboratory measurements were done in a control group of 49 non-COC-user women. The results showed that there

were no differences on most of the studied parameters between user and nonuser women. There was a significant

reduction of HDL-C and HDL2-C, although within the normal range. In addition, it was observed a significant

increment of triglycerides and apoprotein B at 6 months of follow-up only in user group (p < 0.05), although within the

normal range. It is concluded that the use of levonorgestrel triphasic COC appeared to have no additional adverse

impact when used by women aged over 35 years. Further studies are needed to obtain conclusive data.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 579-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Lipid profile in women over 35 years old using triphasic

combined oral contraceptives. [Perfil lipídico de las mujeres de más de 35 años que utilizan anticonceptivos orales

combinados trifásicos.]", is(are) Aldrighi JM; Petta CA; Bahamondes L; Caetano ME; Martinez TR. The source of

this article is "Contraception. 2004 May;69(5):395-399.". This article was published in 2004 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 579-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 579

This article is peer-reviewed.

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