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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Hormonal steroids in contraception: Report of a WHO scientific group.

AUTHORS

Kessler A

SOURCE

World Health Organization Technical Report Series, No. 386. 1968. 28 p

ABSTRACT

Various new combinations of estrogens and progestogens for oral or injection application are being studied for their

contraceptive effectiveness, with the aim of finding the smallest dose with the most comprehensive effects. The

mechanism of oral steroids in contraception is still unclear, but research is concentrating on their effects on

hormone production and reproductive system tissues. The oral contraceptives have clinically displayed high

theoretical effectiveness. Possible side effects discussed include epithelial changes, dysmenorrhea, breast

cancer, reproductive ability changes, hepatic dysfunction, and hormonal alterations. Patient complaints have

frequently included various symptoms of nausea, weight gain, and headache. Oral steroid use is clearly

contraindicated in cancer, jaundice, or thromboembolic disease. Clinical reports indicate a rapidly growing use of

oral contraceptives with no discernible patterns as yet. It is recommended that the prescribing physician maintain a

careful watch over the patient through investigation of her history, regular physical examinations, and close

monitoring for adverse reactions. Research is encouraged into oral contraceptive formulas, mechanism, side effects

in the morphology and function of all aspects of the physiology, interaction with other drugs, and training of new

workers in human reproductive physiology. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1079-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Hormonal steroids in contraception: Report of a WHO

scientific group.", is(are) Kessler A. The source of this article is "World Health Organization Technical Report

Series, No. 386. 1968. 28 p". This article was published in 1968 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info®

Document ID: CONT9T 1079-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 41079

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