Oral contraceptive pill

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• Synonyms

  • Oral contraception
  • OCP
  • Oral contraceptive

• Effects

  • Breast pain
  • Weight gain
  • Mid-cycle bleeding
  • High oestrogen
  • Folic acid malabsorption
  • Hypertension
  • Erythema nodosum
  • Acute pancreatitis
  • Cholelithiasis
  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Vitamin C deficiency
  • Hyperprolactinaemia
  • Non-scarring alopecia
  • Crohn's disease
  • Cholasma
  • Carcinoma of breast
  • Hepatic vein thrombosis
  • Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
  • Acquired hypercoagulable state

• Parents

  • Contraception
  • Drug that decreases effect of warfarin
  • Drug metabolised by P450 enzymes
  • Drug secreted in breast milk

• Treats

  • Acne vulgaris
  • Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Amenorrhoea
  • Dysfunctional uterine bleeding