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Hepatocellular carcinoma associated with oral contraceptive use and pregnancy
Diagnostic Gynecology and Obstetrics
|January 1, 1982
Abstract:
Numerous undesirable side effects have been attributed to oral contraception, from mild breast discomfort to thromboembolism. The authors present a case report of hepatocellular carcinoma associated with oral contraceptive use and pregnancy and discuss the potentially fatal association of malignant liver tumors with usage of oral contraception.
Keywords:
BiologyCancerCase StudiesContraceptionContraceptive AgentsContraceptive Agents, EstrogenContraceptive Agents, FemaleContraceptive Agents, ProgestinContraceptive Methods--side effectsDiseasesEndocrine SystemEstrogens--side effectsFamily PlanningHepatic EffectsHormonesLiver Neoplasms--etiologyMestranolNeoplasmsNorethindroneOral Contraceptives, CombinedOral Contraceptives--side effectsPhysiologyPregnancyReproductionResearch MethodologyStudies