Epilepsy and oral contraception.
A controlled cross-over trial in 20 epileptic women, receiving regular anticonvulsant therapy showed that an oral contraceptive with a low oestrogen/ progestogen content had no significant effect on the average frequency of fits compared with identical dummy tablets.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008656:Mestranol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009640:Norethindrone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010919:Placebos
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D010919:Placebos; D008656:Mestranol; D009640:Norethindrone