Endometriosis Part 41 - Oral Contraceptive Pills and Circulation System
As we mentioned in previous articles during the last stage of the menstrual cycle normally a layer of endometriosis lining in the inside of the uterus is expelled, known as menstruation blood but instead some of the endometriosis tissues grow somewhere in the body causing endometriosis. Endometriosis also reacts to hormonal signals of the monthly menstrual cycle, building up tissue, breaking it, and eliminating it through the menstrual period. In this article, we will discuss how oral contraceptive combination pills cause circulation disorder.
1. High Blood Pressure
More than 5% of women in US alone suffered from high blood pressure caused by intake of oral contraceptive combination pills. It often happens to women older that 35 years old and the risk is increasing with age. Study shows that estrogen in the oral contraceptive combination pill may have caused the elevating of high blood pressure, and the progesterone only pill may cause the rise of diastolic pressure. Women who smoke while taking the birth control pill have greater risk of hypertension than non smoker.
2. Blood Clots
Estrogen in the oral contraceptive combination pill causes the increase of certain chemicals and that are necessary for the blood to clot. It also increases numbers and stickiness of platelets, causing the risk of blood clots in blood veins in the body.
3. High level of cholesterol
Woman who has high level of cholesterol in the body should be taking extra cautious while taking the oral contraceptive pill. Study shows that the pill may cause the rise of cholesterol levels in some women. It may be caused by abnormal liver function as resulting of estrogen in the pill.
4. Strokes
If blood clots are allowed to accumulate for a prolong period of time in the veins of women taking the birth control bill, they may cause blockage of blood circulation that carries nutrients and oxygen for cells need resulting in increasing the risk of strokes.
5. Heart diseases
Blood clots in the veins cause the heart to work many time harder to carry the nutrients and oxygen to the body's cells and waste from the cells. If this situation exits for a prolong period of time, it may increase the high blood pressure and damage some parts in the heart resulting in heart diseases.
6. Hardening blood arteries
Study shows that oral contraceptive pill causes the atherosclerosis plaque build up in the arterial blood vessels. According to this study, the risk of stroke and heart diseases caused by high level of cholesterol and plaque formation increases substantially to women taking the pill.
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