Second Chapter Dr. Álvaro Monterrosa Castro, MD Relationship between oral contraceptives and skeletal congenital defects There has always been speculation about the relationship between oral contraceptives and skeletal congenital defects,…
Second Chapter Dr. Álvaro Monterrosa Castro, MD High blood pressure and combined oral contraceptives At the end of the sixties, the first mention of an association between high blood pressure…
Second Chapter Dr. Álvaro Monterrosa Castro, MD Drospirenone Drospirenone shares the antimineralocorticoid property of natural endogenous progesterone, which counteracts the positive effect on aldosterone caused by estrogen. This specific property…
Second Chapter Dr. Álvaro Monterrosa Castro, MD Incidence of infertility There is no increase in the incidence of infertility after stopping the use of the pill (120,152), although a slight…
Second Chapter Dr. Álvaro Monterrosa Castro, MD Hormonal synthetic steroids Hormonal synthetic steroids are related to the risk of developing impaired glucose tolerance by inducing insulin resistance (83). Glucose intolerance…
Second Chapter Dr. Álvaro Monterrosa Castro, MD Lipid metabolism Alterations in lipid metabolism, related to the use of oral contraceptives, are feared and have always created concern about the possible…
Dr. Álvaro Monterrosa Castro, MD Another consideration of great interest has to do with the impact that combined oral contraceptives have on metabolism. Combined oral contraceptives should have little effect…
Second Chapter Dr. Álvaro Monterrosa Castro, MD An Italian study (125) has documented a 37% reduction in the risk of colorectal cancer, associated with the use of combined oral contraceptives.…
Second Chapter Dr. Álvaro Monterrosa Castro, MD Hyperkeratinization of the follicular epithelium Acne is characterized by hyperkeratinization of the follicular epithelium with secondary effects on the sebaceous glands. The anaerobic…
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