ABSTRACT
Background: over one billion Muslims fast worldwide during the month of Ramadan. Many of Moslem's women continue to using oral contraceptive pill [OCP] to prevent menstrual bleeding because of Ramadan and it's fasting. The object of this study was to investigate whether continues using OCP has any effect on cerebrovascular accident in women fasting in Ramadan
Materials and Methods: this observational case-control study was based on quota sampling of 41 patients with CVA and 123 control patients who refer to Baghyatallah Hospital because of other disease. Both of them using OCP
Results: 73.2% of patients have hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident. All of patient belong to less than 30 years old use OCP and 58.9% of patients belong to 35-45 years age group use OCP and 50% of patient of over 45 years old group use OCP too. Age mean of patient was more than control group [p=0.015]. In patient group there is more percent of OCP user that continue pill to prevent menstrual bleeding.[p-0.000, OR=45.2]
Conclusion: continuous using of OCP for prevention of menstrual bleeding makes increase in risk of CVA