Contraceptive Usage, Metabolic Syndrome, Body Weight Changes
Conditions
Keywords
contraception, Body mass index, Metabolic Syndrome, obesity
Brief summary
Evaluation of metabolic profile of users of hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptives during five years follow-up
Detailed description
Were eligible for the study 489 Women, followed in Federal University of São Paulo Family Planning Service, who used the same contraceptive method during five year of follow-up, According to the service protocol, the patients, after had participated of a orientation group about contraceptives methods, elected one of them. After that, if the choice had been according to the eligibility criteria of World Health Organization, it was approved by a gynecologist. The contraceptive methods available were the intrauterine device (IUD) oral contraceptives, including combined pills and progestin-only formulations, and depot medroxyprogestereone acetate. The study consisted in the evaluation of their medical records of weight, BMI, Blood pressure, glycemia, seric levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, during the five years, and in the comparison of the differences of these data between the contraceptive methods.
Interventions
DEVICEIntrauterine device
Use of Intrauterine device during the follow-up period
Use of combined oral contraceptive during the follow-up period
DRUGProgestin-only pills
Use of progestin-only pills during the follow-up period
Use of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetato during the follow-up period
Sponsors
Federal University of São Paulo
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* women in reproductive age followed in Federal university of Sao Paulo Family Planning Service * use of the same contraceptive method during five years
Exclusion criteria
* incomplete data
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Body Mass Index | five years follow-up | evaluation of variation of body mass index during the usage of hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptives |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| glycemia | five years follow-up | evaluation of variation of glycemia during the usage of hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptives |
| cholesterol level | five years follow-up | evaluation of variation of cholesterol serum levels during the usage of hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptives |
| triglycerides level | five years follow-up | evaluation of variation of triglycerides serum levels during the usage of hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptives |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed