THE OCP Flashcards

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1
Q

WHAT PERCENT OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN ISE THE PILL AT SOME STAGE IN THEIR LIVES

A

50-80%

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WHAT IS THE CMOST COMMON COMBINATION FOR OCP

A

OESTROGEN-PROGESTERONE COMBINATION

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WHAT IS THE MECHANISM OF ACTION OF THE OCP

A

INTERFERES WITH THE HORMONAL AXIS BETWEEN THE HYPOTHALAMUS, ANTERIOR PITUATARY, AND GONADS

IT PRODUCES CONSTANT PLASMA LEVSLS OF OVARIAN HORMONES THAT MAKE A WOMEN APPEAR PREGNANT

SO MATURE FOLLICLES DO NOT DEVELOP, OVULATION CEASES

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WHAT ARE THE SERIOUS ADVERSE AFFECTS OF THE OCP

A

VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (COUPLED WITH SMOKING, BMI, AND AGE)
ARTERIAL THOMBOSIS (AMI, ISCHAEMIC STROKE)

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WHY CAN THE PILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR CLOTS

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BECAUSE OESTROGEN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE PROTEINS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLOTTING, SO EXCESS OESTROGEN = INCREASED CLOTTING PROTEINS

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WHAT ARE COMMON ADVERSE AFFECTS OF THE OCP

A

NAUSEA
BREAST ENLARGEMENT
WEIGHT GAIN
BLOATING
LIBIDO LOSS
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