title: [Side effects of hormonal contraception].
abstract: Female sex hormones have an influence not only on the reproductive process, but on nearly all organs and functional systems. This explains their broad spectre of side-effects, which by their degree of subjective annoyance may impair the acceptability of hormonal contraception or--through a suggested risk to the patient--even enforce discontinuation of medication. The significance of quite a number of alterations in biochemical and metabolic parameters cannot yet be fully elucidated. The author offers a summary of the principal side-effects of present-day hormonal contraceptives.
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000139:chemically induced; D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000139:chemically induced; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003863:Depression / Q000139:chemically induced; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced; D007989:Libido / Q000187:drug effects; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D011247:Pregnancy; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D014280:Triglycerides
vernacular_title: Nebenwirkungen der hormonalen Kontrazeption.