title: Effect of oral contraception on serum bile acid.
abstract: Eighteen normal women, 20 with active urinary schistosomiasis, and 25 with past histories of viral hepatitis were given a contraceptive pill containing 0.05 mg ethinyl estradiol and 0.5 mg levonorgestrel for six consecutive cycles. Serum bile acid levels were measured by enzyme immunoassay method before and after 3 and 6 months of use. Simultaneously, conventional liver function tests (serum bilirubin, transaminases, alkaline phosphatase and albumin) were done. Serum bile acid concentration was not significantly changed by the contraceptive use in any group. The concentration of cholylglycine (the main bile acid measured) did not correlate with the values of any of the other tests. Pretreatment values of serum cholylglycine were significantly lower in the past-hepatitis group. The difference was maintained during treatment.
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000097:blood*; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006000:Glycocholic Acid / Q000097:blood; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000097:blood*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D006000:Glycocholic Acid; D001663:Bilirubin