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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Contraception and dyslipidemia.

AUTHORS

Knopp RH; LaRosa JC; Burkman RT Jr

SOURCE

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 1993 Jun;168(6 Pt

2):1994-2005.

ABSTRACT

The risks of cardiovascular disease associated with dyslipidemia differ in women and men, being more strongly

associated with triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein in middle-aged women than in men. Although the incidence of

heart disease is lower in women because they live longer, over a lifetime, cardiovascular disease in women is equal

to that in men, with the greatest incidence after 65 years of age. Major coronary events are rare among reproductive

age women who use oral contraceptives (OCs) and are related to the concomitant effects of age, smoking, diabetes,

hypertension, and obesity. Low estrogen-progestin dose OCs do not appear to promote cardiovascular disease and

can be used in women with controlled cholesterol elevations. Alternative contraceptive measures should be

considered for patients with severe uncontrolled hypercholesterolemia or a lipid disorder that carries a high risk of

coronary heart disease. In these conditions, thrombotic propensity associated with supraphysiologic doses of

estrogen in OCs might accelerate coronary thrombosis should an arteriosclerotic plaque rupture. Treatment of

hypercholesterolemia should follow the guidelines of the National Cholesterol Education Program and emphasize

hygienic measures. Contraceptive selection in hyperlipidemic patients should reflect a balance between the risk--

and their management--of developing cardiovascular disease vs. the risk of pregnancy. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT2T 4534-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Contraception and dyslipidemia.", is(are) Knopp RH;

LaRosa JC; Burkman RT Jr. The source of this article is "AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND

GYNECOLOGY. 1993 Jun;168(6 Pt 2):1994-2005.". This article was published in 1993 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4534-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9534

This article is peer-reviewed.

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