Annals of epidemiology
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Annals of epidemiology · Nov 1997
Comparative StudyAssociations of oral contraceptive use with serum lipids and lipoproteins in young women: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of serum lipids and lipoproteins with oral contraceptive (OC) use were examined among white and black women aged 18-27 years in 1985-86 and 1988-1991 in the Bogalusa Heart Study, a study of cardiovascular disease in a Southern community. ⋯ The unfavorable lipid profile associated with OC use was not apparent upon discontinued use. Lack of an adverse effect of OC use on HDL cholesterol at follow-up may be the result of changing formulations, and requires further examination.