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YEAR: 1970

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Influence of oral contraceptives on clinical chemical laboratory values.

[Einfluss oraler Ovulationshemmer auf klinisch-chemische Laborwerte.]

AUTHORS

Wilbert L

SOURCE

Internist 11(5): 206-207. May 1970.

ABSTRACT

Oral contraceptives raise serum copper and glucocorticoids because their serum binding proteins are elevated, a

veritable sign that the woman is on the pill. Serum iron and transferrin are usually heightened. Protein-bound iodine,

triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroxin (T4) are so high that they compromise the thyroid screening test. Iodine content in

the thyroid is unchanged. In 50% of cases triglycerides increase, but cholesterol may or may not. Bromsulpthalein

retention is increased in half of those on pills. Bleeding time increases in 50%. Serum bilirubin and transaminase

rise in those predisposed to jaundice in pregnancy. Up to 20% increases can occur in leucine-amino-peptidase,

alpha-glutamyl peptidase, beta-glucuronidase, isocitiric dehydrogenase, but transaminases increase seldom and

alkaline phospatase rarely. The clotting factors 5, 7, and 8 and fibrinogen rise but hemoglobin and hematrocrit do

not change significantly. Oral glucose tolerance decreases and serum insulin increases. Most of these values return

to normal 3 cycles after stopping pills. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT8T 4069-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Influence of oral contraceptives on clinical chemical

laboratory values. [Einfluss oraler Ovulationshemmer auf klinisch-chemische Laborwerte.]", is(are) Wilbert L. The

source of this article is "Internist 11(5): 206-207. May 1970.". This article was published in 1970 in German

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT8T 4069-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 39069

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