Oral Contraceptives Linked to Signs, Symptoms of Liver Disease
March 1, 2002
Italian researchers from the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche in Milan have linked the use of oral contraceptives (OC) with the development of focal nodular hyperplasia, a frequently benign liver tumor found mainly in women. Doctors involved in the study, which was published in the February issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, examined twenty-three women with the disorder.
Nearly ninety percent acknowledged using an oral contraceptive. Dr. Alessandra Tavani, who headed the inquiry, said a woman's risk of developing focal nodular hyperplasia increased three times from using an OC. Tavani insists OCs are "significantly, though moderately, associated with the disease."
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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