Adverse Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives : Myth and Reality

by Rosa, Sabatini

• ISBN13: 9781606928196
• ISBN10: 1606928198
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Gardners Books

Summary

Hormonal contraception has been an available method of birth control for over four decades Despite this, women's knowledge often moves between myth and reality, and never has another medical finding aroused over similar controversial opinions. Misperceptions, previous personal experience, suggestion by poor experience from other women and influence of mass media, sometimes contribute to noncompliance or drop-out of the used hormonal contraceptive method because of the user's rational or irrational anxieties (1). In fact, this flash- information may lead to a clear-cut relationship between negative suggestion and the incidence of emotional refusal(2). Particularly, the mass media continue to show an ambiguous behaviour enhancing the health risks of COCs use with a generic and uncritical manner or emphasising the good effects of the hormonal contraceptives without informing about their risks.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Severe Adverse Effects

Myocardial Infarction

Stroke

Arterial Accidents

Venous Thromboembolism

Blood Hypertension

Angioedema

Peliosis Hepatis

Severe Adverse Ocular Reactions

Vasculitis

Neoplastic Risk of Hormonal Contraception

Breast Cancer Risk

Ovarian Cancer Risk

Endometrial Cancer Risk

Cervical Cancer Risk

Colorectal Cancer Risk

Skin Cancer Risk

Liver Cancer Risk

Other Cancer Risks

Hazardous Prescription

Hormonal Contraception in Female Transplant Recipients

Hormonal Contraception in Female Heart Transplant Recipients

Contraception in Women HIV Infected

Moderate Adverse Effects Hepatobiliary Complications

Adverse Effects on Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism

Headache

Dermatological Adverse Effects

Mild Adverse Effects

Irregular Bleeding Pattern

Ovarian Cysts

Depression

Low Libido

Vaginal Infections

New Perspectives Immunocontraception

Progesterone Receptor Modulators(PMRS) and Progesterone Antagonists(PAS)

Contraceptive Counselling

Conclusion

Index

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