Need for Screening Triglyceride Levels in Women on Oral Contraceptives

Introduction: Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are the most used form of reversible contraceptives by women. Major risks are cardiovascular but OCPs also cause secondary hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) through effects of estrogen, which decreases hepatic triglyceride lipase and lipoprotein lipase activity...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yau, Alice, Idowu, Abidemi, Elayaperumal, Pramma, Gryguc-Saxanoff, Agnieszka, Martinez, Jose, Bahtiyar, Gul, Rodriguez, Giovanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Reproductive Endocrinology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8089513/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1591

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8089513/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1591

Ejemplares similares