Effect of oral and injectable contraceptives on weight, blood pressure and serum lipids

ABSTRACT

The weight, blood pressure and serum lipids were measured in 57 women taking oral contraceptives and 45 women taking injectable contraceptives. Compared with age matched control group of 30 normal women oral contraceptive users showed significantly increased values of blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides but the values of weight and total lipids were not significant. The difference in the mean values of all these paramenters in group of women on injectable contraceptives, was almost comparable with the normal controls. It is suggested that oral contraceptive drugs should be used with particular care and with proper investigations of the females before and during the therapy