title: Effect of prolonged use of injectable hormonal contraceptives on blood pressure and body weight.
abstract: The study was undertaken to determine the effect of prolonged use of injectable hormonal contraceptive on blood pressure and body weight in young women. Two hundred volunteers were selected for the purpose. Of them, one hundred and forty were taking injectable hormonal contraceptive, DMPA for 3 to 5 years uninterruptedly. Rest forty subjects served as control using no contraceptive steroid. Blood pressure, systolic as well as diastolic, was measured by sphygmomanometer. Body weight was measured by weighing machine. It was observed that there were insignificant (P>0.05) elevations of systolic and diastolic blood pressure from DMPA use. But body weight of the experimental subjects was significantly (P <0.05) increased in comparison to that of the control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mia
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shampa
authors.lastname: Rukunuzzaman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akhter
authors.lastname: Kamrunnaher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects*; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate