Influence of Oral Contraceptive Pills on plasma Lipid Profile Levels among Sudanese Females
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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v10i5.5117Keywords:
Contraceptive pills, Lipid Profile, SudanAbstract
Oral contraceptive pills (OCP) are used to regulate and control birth in pre-menopausal women, but their side effects on blood pressure and cardiovascular disease become premonition. This Case-control study was carried out in women attending Sudanese family planning Society in Atbara City, Sudan to measure lipid profile as a risk factor for over mentioned diseases. A total of 117 participants with age ranged between (19-45) years old were divided into two groups: 67 participants were using OCP for periods of one years or more and 50 participants whom neither use OCP nor being pregnant were selected as control group. About 5ml of venous blood drawn from each participant by standard procedure to measure lipid profile include measurement of serum cholesterol(TC) mg/dl, triglyceride(TG) mg/dl, high density lipoprotein(HDL-C) mg/dl and low density lipoprotein(LDL-C) mg/dl. The results showed that the mean serum cholesterol level was (156.16
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