Women Who Take Low-Dose Combined Oral Contraceptives have Greater Triglycerides to High Density Lipoprotein Ratio than Those Who do not Use

Diego Passos Diogo, Alan Carlos Nery dos Santos, Muriele Mascarenhas Lima, Marvyn de Santana do Sacramento, Edna Conceição de Oliveira, Ana Marice Teixeira Ladeia, Armênio Costa Guimarães and Jefferson Petto
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Alan Carlos Nery dos Santos: Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Brazil
Muriele Mascarenhas Lima: Feira de Santana State University, Brazil
Marvyn de Santana do Sacramento: Actus Cordios Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Metabolic Rehabilitation, Brazil
Edna Conceição de Oliveira: Bahia Adventist College , Brazil
Armênio Costa Guimarães: Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Brazil
Jefferson Petto: Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Brazil

Global Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2020, vol. 7, issue 5, 86-91 Volu2m: 7

Abstract: It is known that the combined oral contraceptive (COC) use has been associated with increase cardiovascular risk markers, such a lipid metabolism modifications. Small dense LDL particles (LDL phenotype B) are described as being more atherogenic than larger buoyant ones and its presence in bloodis directly related to triglycerides (TG) to high density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio.

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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/GJORM.2020.07.555721

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