Glucose oral contraceptive effects

Conflicting data concerning the effects of oral contraceptives on carbohydrate metabolism have been presented the effects are probably clinically insignificant. However, estrogen hormone replacement therapy with a sequential-type product containing mestranol and norethisterone caused significantly impaired glucose tolerance (30). 

There is a disputed effect on carbohydrate metabolism, but it is at most mild and there is certainly no precipitation of diabetes in healthy women. Carbohydrate metabolism was unaffected by medroxyprogesterone in one study in which there was modest impairment of glucose tolerance among users of levonorgestrel-containing, low-dose combined oral contraceptives and progestogen-only tablets (18). 

VASODILATOR ANTI HYPERTENSIVES OESTROGENS Risk of hyperglycaemia when diazoxide is co-administered with combined oral contraceptives Additive effect both drugs have a hyperglycaemic effect Monitor blood glucose closely, particularly with diabetics... 

The 1990 report of the International Consensus Development Meeting stated the following regarding the effects of oral contraceptives on carbohydrate and hpid metabohsm (19) AH currently used oral contraceptives can cause deterioration in glucose tolerance accompanied by hyperinsuhnemia. There is no evidence that the use of combined oral contraceptives is accompanied by overt... 

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