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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Glucose and insulin alterations after one year of combination-type oral

contraceptive treatment.

AUTHORS

Spellacy WN; Carlson KI; Birk SA; Schade SL

SOURCE

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 1968;17:496-501.

ABSTRACT

Blood glucose and plasma insulin levels of 93 volunteers from the University of Minnesota Hospital Clinic were

determined by means of an intravenous glucose tolerance test before the subjects were started on oral

contraceptives (for control) and after 1 year of treatment. Blood glucose and insulin levels were correlated with other

variables such as subject's age, parity, weight change, family history of diabetes mellitus, and previous infant's birth

weight. After 1 year of therapy, a slight elevation was observed in the blood glucose values (6.6%) and moderate

elevation in the plasma insulin levels (35%). Signficant correlations were found between blood insulin and glucose

changes and 1) age; 2) previous infant weight greater than 9 pounds; and 3) weight change during the therapy.

Subjects most likely to exhibit changes in glucose or insulin levels are those who are older, those who have had

infants weighing more than 9 pounds, or those who gain excessive weight during therapy. Further research on these

subjects will identify the high risk individual. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1067-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Glucose and insulin alterations after one year of

combination-type oral contraceptive treatment.", is(are) Spellacy WN; Carlson KI; Birk SA; Schade SL. The source

of this article is "Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 1968;17:496-501.". This article was published in 1968 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT9T 1067-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

41067

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