Abstract:
To study the results of blood pressure in a group of Pakistani women taking oral contraceptive pills and compare them with age matched control. The study group comprised of fifty women (mean age 30.256±4.55 years) taking oral contraceptives for a period varying from 1-10 years. Control included fifty age matched women (mean age 30.85±4.33 years) using mechanical methods of contraception. Three consecutive blood pressure readings were taken and average of three readings was taken as basal blood pressure. Mean parity rate was 4.576±1.7 and 4.23±2.12 respectively in oral contraceptive and control. Group. The difference was non significant. The difference of mean ponderal index of the two groups was statistically non-significant. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure in oral contraceptive and control group was 116.255±10.65mmHg and 77.98±8.10 mmHg, 112.368±11.74mmHg and 74.58±7.39mmHg respectively, blood pressure was in the hypertensioe range in 5 women, past history of toxaemia of pregnancy was present in 3 cases of contraceptive and 4 of control group. Urinary tract infection present in 2 and 4 women in the contraceptive and control groups respectively. Family history of diabetes mellitus was present in 9 cases of the control and 5 cases of the contraceptive group. It is suggested that oral contraceptive drugs should be used with particular care in females with higher parity, history of toxaemia of pregnancy, preexisting hypertension and family history of hypertension.
Page(s):
27-30
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Proceedings of sheikh zayed postgraduate medical institute, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Year: 2004