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YEAR: 2005

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Comparison of the metabolic effect of oral contraceptive and nonhormonal

contraceptive use in women over 40 years old.

AUTHORS

Suwikrom S; Jaisamrarn U

SOURCE

Contraception. 2005;71:183-187.

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to compare metabolic changes during use of low-dose combined oral contraceptives

(COCs) and those of nonhormonal contraceptives in perimenopausal women. Thirty-nine healthy women over 40

years old who attended the Family Planning Clinic of the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand,

were recruited, 20 in the COC group received COC preparations containing 30 µg of ethinyl estradiol and 150 µg of

levonorgestrel and 19 in the nonhormonal group were intrauterine device users. Blood samples were taken upon

admission and 6 months later. Minor biochemical changes associated with low-dose COC use included an increase

in glucose tolerance, triglycerides, serum albumin, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and serum

glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) levels but a decrease in fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol, high-

density lipoprotein cholesterol, total bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase levels. There was no clinical significance for

the metabolic changes. Low-dose COCs can be a satisfactory contraceptive choice for healthy perimenopausal

women. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 89-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Comparison of the metabolic effect of oral contraceptive

and nonhormonal contraceptive use in women over 40 years old.", is(are) Suwikrom S; Jaisamrarn U. The source of

this article is "Contraception. 2005;71:183-187.". This article was published in 2005 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 89-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 89

This article is peer-reviewed.

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