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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Polycystic ovarian disease and oral contraception. (Letter to the editor)

AUTHORS

Corcoran R; Entwistle GD

SOURCE

Lancet 1(7921): 1386-1387. June 21, 1975.

ABSTRACT

This is a case report of a nulliparous women, aged 22 years, who had noted increasing hair growth on her limbs and

abdomen and scanty irregular menstruation 6 months after discontinuing oral contraception. Breakthrough bleeding

had been troublesome so several different preparations had been used over a 2-year period. Pelvic examination

revealed bilateral polycystic ovaries; urinary 17-oxosteriod was 25.2 mg/24 hours and urinary 17-oxogenic steroid

excretion, 8.7 mg/24 hours. 6 days medication with dexamethasone reduced both steroids. On 3 of these days

Pergonal was also given daily, which increased 17-oxosteroids but decreased 17-oxogenic steroids. At operation the

ovaries were found to be 3 times normal size with multiple follicular cysts and a thickened white capsule. Bilateral

wedge resection was done and normal menstruation occurred postoperatively. Abnormal hair growth ceased and

urinary 17-oxosteroids declined to normal. The patient conceived 11 months after operation and delivered a normal

infant. The polycystic disease may have been incidental to the use of oral contraceptives; however the oral

contraceptives may have influenced an underlying predisposition to this problem. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT7T 3065-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Polycystic ovarian disease and oral contraception. (Letter

to the editor)", is(are) Corcoran R; Entwistle GD. The source of this article is "Lancet 1(7921): 1386-1387. June 21,

1975.". This article was published in 1975 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3065-

06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33065

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