Liver function tests in women using oral contraceptive

Gupta, P.; Sharma, P.A.; Gupta, P; Sharma, P.A

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Liver function tests in women using oral contraceptive

Gupta, P.; Sharma, P.A.

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India 22(5): 562-566

1972

ISSN/ISBN: 0971-9202

PMID: 12332882

Document Number: 55239

58 women who had taken the oral contraceptive Ovulen (1 mg ethynodiol diacetate plus .1 mg mestranol) for between 1 and 3 years and 29 controls were studied for the effects of the contraceptive on liver function tests. Values were significantly higher for both thymol turbidity (p less than .01) and cholesterol (p less than .001) in patients who had used Ovulen. Total protein levels were significantly greater (p less than .05) in women who had used the pill for 1 to 2 years, but not in women who had taken the contraceptive for 3 years. No significant differences in A.G. Ratio, bilirubin, or icteric index were found between the contraceptive users and the controls.