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Atherosclerotic risk factors in cardiovascular disease
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
|September 1, 1986
Abstract:
Atherosclerotic risk factors in cardiovascular disease include several that may be modified by changes in life-style or with drugs. Oral contraceptive agents may affect lipoproteins and glucose tolerance in particular. This paper reviews the relationship between lipoproteins, abnormal glucose tolerance and atherosclerosis and the implications that these relationships have for all oral contraceptive users.
Keywords:
Arterial Occlusive DiseasesArteriosclerosisAtherosclerosisBiologyCarbohydrate Metabolic EffectsCardiovascular EffectsContraceptionContraceptive AgentsContraceptive Agents, FemaleContraceptive Methods--side effectsDiabetes MellitusDiseasesEndocrine EffectsFamily PlanningLipid Metabolic EffectsLipidsMetabolic EffectsOral Contraceptives--side effectsPhysiologyVascular Diseases