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YEAR: 2006

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Combined oral contraceptive use among women with hypertension: a systematic

review.

AUTHORS

Curtis KM; Mohllajee AP; Martins SL; Peterson HB

SOURCE

Contraception. 2006 Feb;73(2):179-188.

ABSTRACT

Women with hypertension are at increased risk for cardiovascular events. Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use,

even among low-dose users, has been associated with a small excess risk for cardiovascular events among healthy

women. In this systematic review, we examined cardiovascular risks among COC users with hypertension. After

searching MEDLINE for all articles published from 1966 through February 2005 relevant to COC use, hypertension

and cardiovascular disease, we identified 25 articles for this review. Overall, these studies showed that hypertensive

COC users were at higher risk for stroke and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than hypertensive non-COC users, but

that they were not at higher risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Women who did not have their blood pressure

measured before initiating COC use were at higher risk for ischemic stroke and AMI, but not for hemorrhagic stroke or

VTE, than COC users who did not have their blood pressure measured. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 6-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Combined oral contraceptive use among women with

hypertension: a systematic review.", is(are) Curtis KM; Mohllajee AP; Martins SL; Peterson HB. The source of this

article is "Contraception. 2006 Feb;73(2):179-188.". This article was published in 2006 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 6-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 6

This article is peer-reviewed.

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