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Oral Contraceptives and Severe Hypertension
Author(s) -
Wallace M. R.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1971.tb02262.x
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , family planning , oral contraception , blood pressure , population , developed country , gynecology , obstetrics , research methodology , pediatrics , environmental health , physics , optics
Summary: The incidence of oral contraceptive use among women aged 20–45 years, admitted to hospital with hypertension, was almost twice that expected among the population at large. In nine of fifteen hypertensive women using oral contraceptives, high blood pressure levels fell either to normal, or to lower levels, when oral contraceptives were stopped. The investigation of causes of severe hypertension in young women must include enquiry as to the use of oral contraceptives. When their use is established, the effect of stopping medication should be determined before embarking on extensive investigation.