Premium
Dizziness Associated with Discontinuation of Oral Contraceptives in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Measham Anthony R.,
Khan Atiqur Rahman,
Huber Douglas H.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00257.x
Subject(s) - discontinuation , medicine , nausea , vomiting , vertigo , weakness , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , pill , motion sickness , surgery , psychiatry , physics , optics , pharmacology
Data from four studies in Bangladesh indicate that dizziness is a frequent complaint of women taking oral contraceptives and the most commonly cited reason for discontinuation. Results of a fifth study showed that multiple vitamin or glucose capsules were effective in treating dizziness in about half of the women studied. Although the cause of dizziness is not clear, it may be partly due to the small stature and poor nutritional status of many Bangladeshi women.