Journal of Reproductive Health and Contraception

Abstract

Background
The combine contraceptive pills (COCP), including a combination of esterogen and progesterone, are an accepted method worldwide for pregnancy prevention . Several studies indicated that COCP intake might have some side effects, such as cardiovascular diseas. Therefore this study aimed to investigate the effects of COCP on CVD risk factors.
Methods
Google Scholar , PubMed and Magiran Library databases were searched for all systematic analytical – descriptive articles published from inception up to June 2020 to find the proper citations related to the effects of COCP on CVD risk factors.
Results
Some important factors in cardiovascular disease are evaluated , such as blood pressure ,serum levels of cholesterol , triglyceride , low-density lipoprotein(LDL) and high-density lipoprotein(HDL). From 10 articles identified by our search strategy , 6 articles express that taking COCPs due to increase the blood pressure, serum levels of cholesterol , triglyceride , LDL and decrease HDL ; so they increase the risk of cardiovascular disease . Four articles showed that COCPs although increase the blood pressure, serum levels of cholesterol , triglyceride , LDL and decrease HDL ,have no effect on CVD risk factors.