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- Title
Relation of Combined oral contraceptive pills with obesity in Karbala province.
- Authors
Maki, Afrah Hamad
- Abstract
Background : The worldwide popular method remains the oral combined contraception in prevention of pregnancy and consider in many countries the first choice of women that visit family planning clinics. Its action in multiple level by inhibition of ovulation, thickening of cervical mucus, interrupt penetration of sperm and disturb receptivity of endometrium lead to impairment of implantation. The weight gains mostly due water retention by the effect of estrogen and progesterone content of combined oral contraception. Patients and methods: A cross sectional study enrolled 300 women that attendants the family planning unit in primary health care. In period from Nov 2018 to Jun 2019. Women were eligible for this study age between 20-45 years and current use of combined oral contraception for prevention of pregnancy for at least three years ago. Data were collected by interview every participant enrolled in study with guidance of questionnaire. The sample further divided into groups according to body mass index (BMI) which is calculated according to formula BMI (weight (kg)/ height (m2)). Result :The result presented the mean age was 34.5 years, the mean of weight 65.8 and mean of body mass index was 24.1 kg/m2 Also 73% of sample were normal weight, and only 15.6% reported as gain in weight during uses of oral combined contraception. 12.3% of women that currently use of contraception with normal weight reported occurrence of pregnancy while in obese group 16% .The difference between two categories was insignificant. Conclusion : The weight gain during taking of contraception might be due to genetic or life style habit of women and not absolutely blame to combined oral contraception. In addition, there was no considerable effect of increase body weight in efficacy of combined oral contraception.
- Subjects
KARBALA (Iraq); ORAL contraceptives; BODY mass index; FAMILY planning services; SPERM-ovum interactions; WEIGHT gain
- Publication
Karbala Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020, Issue 17, p20
- ISSN
7027-2221
- Publication type
Article