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Original Research
Effect of combined oral contraceptive use on platelet volume in women at reproductive age
S. Bulur1,*, M. Albayrak2, Ş. Bulur3, F. Keskin2, S.A. Köse Köse2, Y. Aslantaş Aslantaş1, Y. Türker Türker1, H. Özhan Özhan1
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Duzce Medical School Departments of Cardiology, Duzce University, Konuralp, Duzce
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Duzce Medical School Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duzce University, Konuralp, Duzce
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Duzce Medical School Departments of Physiology, Duzce University, Konuralp, Duzce (Turkey)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2012, 39(3), 314–316;
Published: 10 September 2012
Abstract
Investigation: Combined oral contraceptives use is associated with an increased risk of developing venous and arterial thromboembolic events. Platelet size, measured as mean platelet volume (MPV), is associated with platelet reactivity. Methods: Ninety-five women using oral contraceptives for contraception were investigated retrospectively. The patients’ blood pressure, pulse and hematological values at application and at the sixth month were evaluated retrospectively. Results: There was no difference between the values of blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), pulse, hematological values (which contain leukocytes, platelets and mean platelet volume) at application and at the sixth month. Conclusion: We determined that using oral contraceptives for contraception did not change MPV values in young women.
Keywords
Combined oral contraceptives
Mean platelet volume