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ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES AND HYPERTENSION: THE EFFECT OF GUANETHIDINE
Author(s) -
Clezy T. M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb116903.x
Subject(s) - guanethidine , medicine , family planning , research methodology , population , environmental health , stimulation
Eleven cases of hypertension associated wtih oral contraceptives are described. Treatment of five patients with guanethidine did not result in a satisfactory hypotensive response. Possible reasons for this phenomenon are discussed.