Plasma alpha-feto protein levels and its relation to duration of oral contraceptive use.
Plasma alpha-feto protein (AFP) levels were measured by radioimmunoassay in 73 women using oral contraceptive pills for varying durations of time. The levels were significantly higher at 6 months of pill use and tended to return to normal after 12 months. In none of the women was plasma AFP higher than 25 ng/ml which is considered to be indicative of liver damage.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000139:chemically induced; D000328:Adult; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol