Serum Level and 24hr. Excretion Pattern of Potassium Following the Intake of Combined Oral Contraceptives

Autor: S. Kamyab, A. Baghdiantz, M.R. Hadj Mohammadi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1978
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Zdroj: Acta Medica Iranica, Vol XXI, Pp 87-94 (1978)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0044-6025
Popis: Serum level and 24hr urinary excretion pattern of potassium have been studied in 104 healthy women, aged 18-44 years, using combined • oral contraceptives for a period of 3-48 months, and results h av e been compared with those obtained from 21 healthy controls of the same clinic. aged 19-40 years, using IUD. There was no sign ificant change observed in s erum potassium level, but 24hr urinary excretion pattern of potassium decreased significantly in 90% of the individuals equivalent to 2. &- 78 . 3% of the mean control, possibly due to a retention of potas sium in the cells.
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