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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Herpes gestationis influenced by an oral contraceptive.

AUTHORS

Morgan JK

SOURCE

British Journal of Dermatology 80: 456-458. 1968.

ABSTRACT

A case history is described of a woman, aged 22, who suffered herpes gestationis (an uncommon dermatosis

occurring only during pregnancy or in the puerperium) during her second pregnancy and during the 6 months following

normal delivery while taking Ovulen to prevent a subsequent pregnancy. The patient was treated with steroid therapy

consisting of an average daily dosage of Prednisolone 15 mg, but continued to develop blistering until the oral

contraceptive was discontinued. 9 days later the condition subsided and did not recur. Other studies cited suggest

attacks of herpes gestationis brought on by contraceptive drugs in patients who had previously had the dermatosis

during pregnancy. The possibility of an etiological relationship in these cases and in the incidence of pruritus and

erythema secondary to liver damage induced by oral contraceptives is discussed. Doctors advising patients with

herpes gestationis during pregnancy of the possibility of further attacks during subsequent pregnancies should also

caution such patients on the use of oral contraceptive drugs. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1072-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Herpes gestationis influenced by an oral contraceptive.",

is(are) Morgan JK. The source of this article is "British Journal of Dermatology 80: 456-458. 1968.". This article was

published in 1968 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT9T 1072-06. All rights reserved with

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