The effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate on blood pressure.
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Black, HR; Leppert, P; DeCherney, A
Published in: Int J Gynaecol Obstet
July 1978
Twenty-four women (21 normotensive and 3 hypertensive) aged 16-35 years received 150-mg injections of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) for contraception. Their blood pressure (BP) was measured under basal conditions by the same nurse before treatment and at 1-, 2- and 3-month intervals. Their mean BP fell from 124.1/79.4 to 119.8/74.6 mm Hg at one month (p less than 0.05 for diastolic pressure) to 117.0/74.9 mm Hg at two months and to 115.6/73.2 mm Hg at three months. When the normotensive patients were analyzed separately, their BP fell, but not significantly. Only one patient had a rise of 20 mm Hg systolic, but she remained normotensive. We conclude that medroxyprogesterone acetate does not raise BP.
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Int J Gynaecol Obstet
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ISSN
0020-7292
Publication Date
July 1978
Volume
17
Issue
1
Start / End Page
83 / 87
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
- Medroxyprogesterone
- Humans
- Female
- Blood Pressure
- Adult
- Adolescent
- 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
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Black, H. R., Leppert, P., & DeCherney, A. (1978). The effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate on blood pressure. Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 17(1), 83–87. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1879-3479.1979.tb00121.x
Black, H. R., P. Leppert, and A. DeCherney. “The effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate on blood pressure.” Int J Gynaecol Obstet 17, no. 1 (July 1978): 83–87. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1879-3479.1979.tb00121.x.
Black HR, Leppert P, DeCherney A. The effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate on blood pressure. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1978 Jul;17(1):83–7.
Black, H. R., et al. “The effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate on blood pressure.” Int J Gynaecol Obstet, vol. 17, no. 1, July 1978, pp. 83–87. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/j.1879-3479.1979.tb00121.x.
Black HR, Leppert P, DeCherney A. The effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate on blood pressure. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1978 Jul;17(1):83–87.
Published In
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
DOI
ISSN
0020-7292
Publication Date
July 1978
Volume
17
Issue
1
Start / End Page
83 / 87
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
- Medroxyprogesterone
- Humans
- Female
- Blood Pressure
- Adult
- Adolescent
- 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine