title: Peripheral arterial disease in a female using high-dose combined oral contraceptive pills.
abstract: The association between oral contraceptive (OC) pills and vascular diseases is well-known, although, the present generation of pills is considered to be relatively safer in this regard. Hormonal treatment for severe abnormal uterine bleeding is usually considered after ruling out malignancy, when such bleeding is resistant to all other forms of treatment. We report a case of severe peripheral arterial disease in a female, who had been on high-dose OC pills for an extended period of time for severe uterine bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pallavee
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.forename: Rupal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017311:Amlodipine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016912:Levonorgestrel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D017311:Amlodipine; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D016912:Levonorgestrel; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin
keywords: High dose; oral contraceptive pills; peripheral arterial disease