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dc.contributor.authorPJ Ojwang, JK Mati
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-20T10:38:09Z
dc.date.available2020-08-20T10:38:09Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2233
dc.description.abstract125 black Kenyan women attending the Kenyatta National Family Welfare Clinic were randomly allocated to combined and fixed dose oral contraceptives (Eugynon: 500 mcg dl-norgestrel + 50 mcg ethinyl estradiol or Microgynon: 150 mcg levonorgestel + 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol). They were between 18-33 years of age with a mean of 25 +or- 7 years. The mean parity of this group was 3 and they had a mean education standard of 8 years. Fasting blood sampled were taken on recruitment (control cycle) and thereafter once for cycles 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 during OC use. HDL-cholesterol was estimated in the sear. The 2 OCs elicited a significant decrease in levels of HDL-cholesterol (p0.01).en_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobi.en_US
dc.titleChanges in plasma HDL-cholesterol in women using oral contraceptives in Kenyaen_US


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