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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Do different brands of oral contraceptives differ in their effects on

cardiovascular disease?

AUTHORS

Crook D

SOURCE

BRITISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 1997 May;104(5):516-

ABSTRACT

In response to unpublished data revealing a doubling of venous thromboembolism risk with oral contraceptives (OCs)

containing desogestrel or gestodene compared with levonorgestrel, the UK Committee on Safety of Medicines

advised physicians that women taking these third-generation OCs should be switched to another formulation. There

are indications, however, that the studies on which this recommendation was based were flawed by prescriber bias

and confounding. In addition, laboratory measures of thrombosis and fibrinolysis do not indicate a shift toward a

thrombotic state associated with the newer progestogens. Moreover, desogestrel and gestodene OCs have been

associated with a reduced risk of arterial disease when compared to levonorgestrel-containing OCs. Since the

mortality associated with acute myocardial infarction is almost 50%, compared with 1-2% for venous

thromboembolism, this information should be considered when counseling OC users about their risk of

cardiovascular disease. Although the European Union Committee on Proprietary Medicinal Products has taken the

position that all OCs are contraindicated in women with current or past cardiovascular disease, unlike the UK

Committee, it has not made any specific recommendations about the suitability or non-suitability of the third-

generation OCs. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 558-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Do different brands of oral contraceptives differ in their

effects on cardiovascular disease?", is(are) Crook D. The source of this article is "BRITISH JOURNAL OF

OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 1997 May;104(5):516-20.". This article was published in 1997 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 558-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 5558

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