Serum Folate and Cobalamin Levels in Women Using Combined Contraceptive Vaginal Ring.
Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd
; 72(2): 149-153, 2012 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of combined contraceptive vaginal rings on serum concentrations of folate and cobalamin in healthy users. Material andMethods:
Case-control study on cobalamin and folate status of 45 healthy female nulligravidae using a combined contraceptive vaginal ring for > 3 months and 45 healthy controls. Factors interfering with vitamin metabolism were thoroughly controlled.Results:
Cobalamin and folate levels did not differ between the groups. Vegetarian diet, smoking or obesity did not have a significant influence.Conclusions:
The use of a combined contraceptive vaginal ring provides an appropriate hormonal contraception in women with pre-existing cobalamin deficiency or restrictive diet habit in order to avoid interferences between vitamin B12 metabolism and exogenously applied estrogens.
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Observational_studies
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Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd
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2012
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Article